Which to use
“Verzicht” is a noun and “verzichtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,250
- “Verzicht” frequency rank
- #4,473
- “verzichtet” frequency rank
- 11723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verzicht | verzichtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nichtinanspruchnahme von etwas, das einem zusteht; Aufgabe eines Wunsches | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verzichten |
Where the eye mixes Verzicht and verzichtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verzicht runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verzichtet's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Verzicht with verzichtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verzicht is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt] while verzichtet is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Verzicht” sits inside “verzichtet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verzicht is recorded at frequency rank #7,250, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçt]. verzichtet is at rank #4,473, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtət].
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 11723, this pair ranks #1,968,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verzicht vs verzichtet
Shared letters: cehirtvz. Private to "Verzicht": -. Private to "verzichtet": -.
"Verzicht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verzichtet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verzicht ← evrzicht · verizcht · verrzicht · verzciht · verziccht · verzichht · verzichtt · verzicth
- verzichtet ← evrzichtet · verizchtet · verrzichtet · verzcihtet · verzicchtet · verzichett · verzichhtet · verzichtett
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verzicht" for "verzichtet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Verzicht" or "verzichtet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verzicht" and "verzichtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verzicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzichtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verzicht" and "verzichtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verzicht 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 #1,968,286 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.