Which to use
“verdreht” and “vergeht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,578
- “verdreht” frequency rank
- #9,827
- “vergeht” frequency rank
- 26405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdreht | vergeht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verdrehen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergehen |
Where the eye mixes verdreht and vergeht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verdreht runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against vergeht's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verdreht vs vergeht
A purely visual mix-up. verdreht ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːt]) and vergeht ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt]) 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 26405, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdreht is recorded at frequency rank #16,578, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːt]. vergeht is at rank #9,827, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt].
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 26405, this pair ranks #1,818,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdreht vs vergeht
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verdreht": d. Private to "vergeht": g.
"verdreht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "vergeht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdreht" and "vergeht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verdreht" or "vergeht" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdreht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergeht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,818,637 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdreht" and "vergeht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdreht vs verfrüht". 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 #1,818,637 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.