Which to use
“verengt” and “verhängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,861
- “verengt” frequency rank
- #12,819
- “verhängt” frequency rank
- 50680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verengt | verhängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verengen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhängen |
Where the eye mixes verengt and verhängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verengt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against verhängt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verengt vs verhängt
A purely visual mix-up. verengt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋt]) and verhängt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]) 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 50680, 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]. verhängt is at rank #12,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt].
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 50680, this pair ranks #1,164,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verengt vs verhängt
Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verengt": -. Private to "verhängt": hä.
"verengt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "verhängt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verengt ← evrengt · veerngt · veregnt · verenggt · verengtt · verenngt · verentg · vernegt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verengt" and "verhängt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verengt" or "verhängt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verengt" and "verhängt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verengt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,164,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verengt" and "verhängt" 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 #1,164,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.