Which to use
“verzieht” is a verb and “verzierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,100
- “verzieht” frequency rank
- #42,921
- “verzierte” frequency rank
- 79021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzieht | verzierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verziert |
Where the eye mixes verzieht and verzierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verzieht runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against verzierte's 9 (CVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verzieht and verzierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verzieht is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt] while verzierte is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzieht is recorded at frequency rank #36,100, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]. verzierte is at rank #42,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].
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 79021, this pair ranks #225,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verzieht vs verzierte
Shared letters: eirtvz. Private to "verzieht": h. Private to "verzierte": -.
"verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verzierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verzieht" and "verzierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verzieht" vs "verzierte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzieht" and "verzierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verirrte 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 #225,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.