verankertvsverlängertTell them apart

Which to use

“verankert” and “verlängert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,826
“verankert” frequency rank
#4,006
“verlängert” frequency rank
13832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verankert verlängert
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verankern Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlängern

Where the eye mixes verankert and verlängert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
verankert
10 ch
verlängert

Why the eye confuses verankert with verlängert

A purely visual mix-up. verankert ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐt]) and verlängert ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐt]) 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 13832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verankert is recorded at frequency rank #9,826, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐt]. verlängert is at rank #4,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐt].

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 13832, this pair ranks #1,955,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verankert vs verlängert

Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verankert": ak. Private to "verlängert": glä.

"verankert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "verlängert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verankertevrankert · vearnkert · veraknert · veranekrt · verankerrt · verankertt · veranketr · verankkert

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verankert" and "verlängert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaŋkɐt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verankert" or "verlängert" show up more?
"verlängert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,006 in our German list, against #9,826 for "verankert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verankert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verlängert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,955,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verankert" and "verlängert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verankert vs verankerten". 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 #1,955,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list