Which to use
“verdrängen” and “vertragen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,721
- “verdrängen” frequency rank
- #9,481
- “vertragen” frequency rank
- 23202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdrängen | vertragen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder etwas von seiner Stelle drängen oder schieben; den Platz von etwas einnehmen | eine unangenehme Situation oder etwas ohne körperlichen Schaden oder negative Gefühle mitmachen/aushalten können |
Where the eye mixes verdrängen and vertragen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verdrängen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against vertragen's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verdrängen with vertragen
A purely visual mix-up. verdrängen ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋən]) and vertragen ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]) 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 23202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdrängen is recorded at frequency rank #13,721, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋən]. vertragen is at rank #9,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩].
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 23202, this pair ranks #1,864,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdrängen vs vertragen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verdrängen": dä. Private to "vertragen": at.
"verdrängen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "vertragen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vertragen ← evrtragen · verrtagen · verrtragen · vertargen · vertraegn · vertragenn · vertraggen · vertragne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdrängen" and "vertragen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verdrängen" or "vertragen"?
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 "verdrängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertragen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,864,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdrängen" and "vertragen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängen vs verdrängten". 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 #1,864,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.