Which to use
“verzeichnen” is a verb and “verzeichnete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,295
- “verzeichnen” frequency rank
- #20,458
- “verzeichnete” frequency rank
- 29753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzeichnen | verzeichnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas nicht korrekt zeichnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verzeichnet |
Where the eye mixes verzeichnen and verzeichnete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verzeichnen runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCCCVC) against verzeichnete's 12 (CVCCVVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verzeichnen vs verzeichnete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verzeichnen is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnən] while verzeichnete is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzeichnen is recorded at frequency rank #9,295, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnən]. verzeichnete is at rank #20,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯çnətə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29753, this pair ranks #1,760,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verzeichnen vs verzeichnete
Shared letters: cehinrvz. Private to "verzeichnen": -. Private to "verzeichnete": t.
"verzeichnen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC · "verzeichnete" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verzeichnen ← evrzeichnen · verezichnen · verrzeichnen · verzecihnen · verzeicchnen · verzeichenn · verzeichhnen · verzeichnenn
- verzeichnete ← evrzeichnete · verezichnete · verrzeichnete · verzecihnete · verzeicchnete · verzeichente · verzeichhnete · verzeichneet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verzeichnen" for "verzeichnete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verzeichnen" or "verzeichnete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verzeichnen" and "verzeichnete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeichnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeichnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzeichnen" and "verzeichnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzeichnete vs verzeichneten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,760,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.