Which to use
“verzichte” is a verb and “verzichtete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,426
- “verzichte” frequency rank
- #16,317
- “verzichtete” frequency rank
- 34743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzichte | verzichtete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzichten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verzichtet |
Where the eye mixes verzichte and verzichtete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verzichte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verzichtete's 11 (CVCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verzichte vs verzichtete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verzichte is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtə] while verzichtete is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verzichte” sits inside “verzichtete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzichte is recorded at frequency rank #18,426, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtə]. verzichtete is at rank #16,317, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtətə].
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 34743, this pair ranks #1,656,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verzichte vs verzichtete
Shared letters: cehirtvz. Private to "verzichte": -. Private to "verzichtete": -.
"verzichte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verzichtete" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verzichte ← evrzichte · verizchte · verrzichte · verzcihte · verzicchte · verzichet · verzichhte · verzicthe
- verzichtete ← evrzichtete · verizchtete · verrzichtete · verzcihtete · verzicchtete · verzichette · verzichhtete · verzichteet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verzichte" and "verzichtete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verzichte" or "verzichtete" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzichte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzichtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzichte" and "verzichtete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzichte vs verzierte". 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 #1,656,375 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.