Which to use
“unterzogen” is a verb and “Unvermögen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,505
- “unterzogen” frequency rank
- #35,512
- “Unvermögen” frequency rank
- 49017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unterzogen | Unvermögen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs unterziehen | mangelnde Fähigkeit |
Where the eye mixes unterzogen and Unvermögen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. unterzogen and Unvermögen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between unterzogen and Unvermögen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: unterzogen is [ˌʊntɐˈt͡soːɡn̩] while Unvermögen is [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unterzogen is recorded at frequency rank #13,505, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌʊntɐˈt͡soːɡn̩]. Unvermögen is at rank #35,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩].
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 49017, this pair ranks #1,227,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of unterzogen vs Unvermögen
Shared letters: egnru. Private to "unterzogen": otz. Private to "Unvermögen": mvö.
"unterzogen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "Unvermögen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- unterzogen ← nuterzogen · unetrzogen · unnterzogen · unterozgen · unterrzogen · unterzgoen · unterzoegn · unterzogenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "unterzogen" and "Unvermögen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "unterzogen" or "Unvermögen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "unterzogen" and "Unvermögen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "unterzogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Unvermögen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,227,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unterzogen" and "Unvermögen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterzog vs unterzogen". 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 #1,227,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.