Which to use
“verbogen” and “verfolgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,920
- “verbogen” frequency rank
- #2,795
- “verfolgen” frequency rank
- 43715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbogen | verfolgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbiegen | jemandem hinterher fahren oder gehen, eventuell um ihn einzuholen; jemandem auf den Fersen sein |
Where the eye mixes verbogen and verfolgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbogen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verfolgen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbogen vs verfolgen
A purely visual mix-up. verbogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːɡn̩]) and verfolgen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡn̩]) 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 43715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbogen is recorded at frequency rank #40,920, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːɡn̩]. verfolgen is at rank #2,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡn̩].
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 43715, this pair ranks #1,409,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbogen vs verfolgen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "verbogen": b. Private to "verfolgen": fl.
"verbogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verfolgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbogen" and "verfolgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbogen" or "verfolgen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,409,200 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbogen" and "verfolgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbogen vs Vorboten". 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 #1,409,200 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.