Which to use
“verzichte” and “verzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,426
- “verzichte” frequency rank
- #36,100
- “verzieht” frequency rank
- 54526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzichte | verzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verzichten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verzichte and verzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verzichte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verzieht's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verzichte vs verzieht
A purely visual mix-up. verzichte ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɪçtə]) and verzieht ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54526, 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]. verzieht is at rank #36,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt].
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 54526, this pair ranks #1,015,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verzichte vs verzieht
Shared letters: ehirtvz. Private to "verzichte": c. Private to "verzieht": -.
"verzichte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verzichte" and "verzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verzichte" vs "verzieht" - which ranks higher?
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 "verzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,015,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzichte" and "verzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verzieht". 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 #1,015,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.