Which to use
“verdrängte” and “verlangte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,337
- “verdrängte” frequency rank
- #10,003
- “verlangte” frequency rank
- 41340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdrängte | verlangte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdrängt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verdrängte and verlangte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verdrängte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against verlangte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verdrängte with verlangte
A purely visual mix-up. verdrängte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtə]) and verlangte ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) 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 41340, 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]. verlangte is at rank #10,003, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə].
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 41340, this pair ranks #1,482,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdrängte vs verlangte
Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verdrängte": dä. Private to "verlangte": al.
"verdrängte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "verlangte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangte ← evrlangte · velrangte · veralngte · verlagnte · verlanget · verlanggte · verlangtte · verlanngte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdrängte" for "verlangte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verdrängte" vs "verlangte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,482,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdrängte" and "verlangte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verdrängte". 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 #1,482,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.