Which to use
“verengt” is a verb and “vergnügt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,861
- “verengt” frequency rank
- #25,810
- “vergnügt” frequency rank
- 63671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verengt | vergnügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verengen | in heiterer, freudiger Stimmung |
Where the eye mixes verengt and vergnügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verengt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against vergnügt's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verengt and vergnügt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verengt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋt] while vergnügt is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verengt is recorded at frequency rank #37,861, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋt]. vergnügt is at rank #25,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt].
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 63671, this pair ranks #668,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verengt vs vergnügt
Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verengt": -. Private to "vergnügt": ü.
"verengt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "vergnügt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verengt ← evrengt · veerngt · veregnt · verenggt · verengtt · verenngt · verentg · vernegt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verengt" for "vergnügt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verengt" vs "vergnügt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verengt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergnügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #668,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verengt" and "vergnügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verengt vs verkennt". 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 #668,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.