Which to use
“verdrängten” and “verlangten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,812
- “verdrängten” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- 66879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdrängten | verlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdrängt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verdrängten and verlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdrängten runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCCVC) against verlangten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdrängten vs verlangten
A purely visual mix-up. verdrängten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtn̩]) and verlangten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]) 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 66879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdrängten is recorded at frequency rank #47,812, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtn̩]. verlangten is at rank #19,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩].
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 66879, this pair ranks #558,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdrängten vs verlangten
Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verdrängten": dä. Private to "verlangten": al.
"verdrängten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdrängten" and "verlangten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verdrängten" or "verlangten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verdrängten" and "verlangten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #558,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdrängten" and "verlangten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". 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 #558,522 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.