Which to use
“verdauen” and “verjagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,559
- “verdauen” frequency rank
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- 69576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdauen | verjagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nahrung mit Hilfe der Verdauungsorgane in solche für den Körper verwertbare Bestandteile zerlegen | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen |
Where the eye mixes verdauen and verjagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdauen (CVCCVVVC) and verjagen (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verdauen and verjagen
A purely visual mix-up. verdauen ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]) and verjagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]) 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 69576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdauen is recorded at frequency rank #24,559, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯ən]. verjagen is at rank #45,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩].
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 69576, this pair ranks #472,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verdauen vs verjagen
Shared letters: aenrv. Private to "verdauen": du. Private to "verjagen": gj.
"verdauen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdauen" for "verjagen" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #472,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdauen" and "verjagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs verjagen". 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 #472,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.