Which to use
“verzieh” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,358
- “verzieh” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 69476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzieh | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verzieh and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verzieh runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against verziehen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verzieh and verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verzieh ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siː]) and verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verzieh” sits inside “verziehen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzieh is recorded at frequency rank #49,358, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siː]. verziehen is at rank #20,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 69476, this pair ranks #475,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verzieh vs verziehen
Shared letters: ehirvz. Private to "verzieh": -. Private to "verziehen": n.
"verzieh" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verzieh" for "verziehen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verzieh" vs "verziehen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verzieh" and "verziehen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieh" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #475,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzieh" and "verziehen" 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 #475,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.