Which to use
“verdrängte” and “verhängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,337
- “verdrängte” frequency rank
- #30,358
- “verhängte” frequency rank
- 61695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdrängte | verhängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdrängt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes verdrängte and verhängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdrängte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against verhängte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verdrängte and verhängte
A purely visual mix-up. verdrängte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdrängte is recorded at frequency rank #31,337, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtə]. 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 61695, this pair ranks #740,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdrängte vs verhängte
Shared letters: egnrtvä. Private to "verdrängte": d. Private to "verhängte": h.
"verdrängte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "verhängte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdrängte" and "verhängte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verdrängte" vs "verhängte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängte" 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 #740,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdrängte" and "verhängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verdrängte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #740,090 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.