Which to use
“verbogen” and “versagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,920
- “verbogen” frequency rank
- #6,119
- “versagen” frequency rank
- 47039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbogen | versagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbiegen | nicht so funktionieren, wie es geplant war oder üblich ist |
Where the eye mixes verbogen and versagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbogen and versagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbogen and versagen
A purely visual mix-up. verbogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːɡn̩]) and versagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47039, 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]. versagen is at rank #6,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩].
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 47039, this pair ranks #1,298,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbogen vs versagen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verbogen": bo. Private to "versagen": as.
"verbogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "versagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbogen" and "versagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbogen" vs "versagen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbogen" and "versagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,298,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbogen" and "versagen" 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 #1,298,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.