Which to use
“verdankte” and “verhängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,338
- “verdankte” frequency rank
- #30,358
- “verhängte” frequency rank
- 79696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdankte | verhängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdankt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes verdankte and verhängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdankte and verhängte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verdankte and verhängte
A purely visual mix-up. verdankte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋktə]) and verhängte ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdankte is recorded at frequency rank #49,338, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaŋktə]. verhängte is at rank #30,358, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə].
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 79696, this pair ranks #211,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verdankte vs verhängte
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verdankte": adk. Private to "verhängte": ghä.
"verdankte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verhängte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verdankte ← evrdankte · vedrankte · veradnkte · verdaknte · verdanket · verdankkte · verdanktte · verdannkte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdankte" for "verhängte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verdankte" and "verhängte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdankte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdankte" and "verhängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs versenkte". 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 #211,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.