Which to use
“verbogen” and “verzögern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,920
- “verbogen” frequency rank
- #21,468
- “verzögern” frequency rank
- 62388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbogen | verzögern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbiegen | einen Ablauf unterbrechen, so dass ein bestimmtes Ereignis später eintrifft |
Where the eye mixes verbogen and verzögern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbogen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verzögern's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbogen vs verzögern
A purely visual mix-up. verbogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːɡn̩]) and verzögern ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡søːɡɐn]) 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 62388, 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]. verzögern is at rank #21,468, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡søːɡɐn].
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 62388, this pair ranks #714,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbogen vs verzögern
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verbogen": bo. Private to "verzögern": zö.
"verbogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verzögern" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbogen ← evrbogen · vebrogen · verbbogen · verbgoen · verboegn · verbogenn · verboggen · verbogne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbogen" for "verzögern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbogen" vs "verzögern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "verzögern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #714,748 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbogen" and "verzögern" 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 #714,748 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.