verdautvsverjagtWhat's the difference?

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“verdaut” and “verjagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,965
“verdaut” frequency rank
#32,340
“verjagt” frequency rank
67305
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verdaut verjagt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verdauen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjagen

Where the eye mixes verdaut and verjagt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verdaut (CVCCVVC) and verjagt (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
verdaut
7 ch
verjagt

Visual trap between verdaut and verjagt

A purely visual mix-up. verdaut ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t]) and verjagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]) 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 67305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verdaut is recorded at frequency rank #34,965, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t]. verjagt is at rank #32,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt].

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 67305, this pair ranks #544,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verdaut vs verjagt

Shared letters: aertv. Private to "verdaut": du. Private to "verjagt": gj.

"verdaut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "verjagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verdautevrdaut · vedraut · veradut · verdatu · verdautt · verddaut · verduat · verrdaut
  • verjagtevrjagt · vejragt · verajgt · verjaggt · verjagtt · verjatg · verjgat · verjjagt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verdaut" and "verjagt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈdaʊ̯t] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verdaut" vs "verjagt" - which ranks higher?
"verjagt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,340 in our German list, against #34,965 for "verdaut". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verdaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verjagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #544,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verdaut" and "verjagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verjagt". 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 #544,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list