Which to use
“verzeih” and “verzieh” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,369
- “verzeih” frequency rank
- #49,358
- “verzieh” frequency rank
- 79727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzeih | verzieh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verzeih and verzieh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verzeih and verzieh follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verzeih with verzieh
A purely visual mix-up. verzeih ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯]) and verzieh ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzeih is recorded at frequency rank #30,369, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯]. verzieh is at rank #49,358, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siː].
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 79727, this pair ranks #210,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verzeih vs verzieh
Shared letters: ehirvz. Private to "verzeih": -. Private to "verzieh": -.
"verzeih" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verzieh" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verzeih" for "verzieh" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeih" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzeih" and "verzieh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermied vs verzieh". 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 #210,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.