Which to use
“verzeiht” is a verb and “Verzicht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,676
- “verzeiht” frequency rank
- #7,250
- “Verzicht” frequency rank
- 33926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzeiht | Verzicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen | Nichtinanspruchnahme von etwas, das einem zusteht; Aufgabe eines Wunsches |
Where the eye mixes verzeiht and Verzicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verzeiht (CVCCVVCC) and Verzicht (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verzeiht vs Verzicht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verzeiht is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯t] while Verzicht is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzeiht is recorded at frequency rank #26,676, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saɪ̯t]. Verzicht is at rank #7,250, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt].
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 33926, this pair ranks #1,674,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verzeiht vs Verzicht
Shared letters: ehirtvz. Private to "verzeiht": -. Private to "Verzicht": c.
"verzeiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "Verzicht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verzeiht" for "Verzicht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verzeiht" or "Verzicht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verzeiht" and "Verzicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzeiht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verzicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzeiht" and "Verzicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verzeiht". 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 #1,674,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.