verewigtvsvergeigtWhat's the difference?

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“verewigt” and “vergeigt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,338
“verewigt” frequency rank
#45,654
“vergeigt” frequency rank
76992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verewigt vergeigt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verewigen 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeigen

Where the eye mixes verewigt and vergeigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verewigt (CVCVCVCC) and vergeigt (CVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
verewigt
8 ch
vergeigt

Visual trap between verewigt and vergeigt

A purely visual mix-up. verewigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪçt]) and vergeigt ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verewigt is recorded at frequency rank #31,338, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪçt]. vergeigt is at rank #45,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt].

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 76992, this pair ranks #271,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verewigt vs vergeigt

Shared letters: egirtv. Private to "verewigt": w. Private to "vergeigt": -.

"verewigt" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC  ·  "vergeigt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verewigtevrewigt · veerwigt · vereiwgt · verewgit · verewiggt · verewigtt · verewitg · verewwigt
  • vergeigtevrgeigt · vegreigt · veregigt · vergegit · vergeiggt · vergeigtt · vergeitg · verggeigt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verewigt" and "vergeigt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪçt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verewigt" or "vergeigt" show up more?
"verewigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,338 in our German list, against #45,654 for "vergeigt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verewigt" and "vergeigt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verewigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vergeigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #271,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verewigt" and "vergeigt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". 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 #271,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list