Which to use
“verfällt” and “verfehlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,749
- “verfällt” frequency rank
- #10,001
- “verfehlt” frequency rank
- 29750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfällt | verfehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfallen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfehlen |
Where the eye mixes verfällt and verfehlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfällt and verfehlt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verfällt vs verfehlt
A purely visual mix-up. verfällt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]) and verfehlt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt]) 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 29750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfällt is recorded at frequency rank #19,749, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]. verfehlt is at rank #10,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt].
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 29750, this pair ranks #1,761,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfällt vs verfehlt
Shared letters: eflrtv. Private to "verfällt": ä. Private to "verfehlt": h.
"verfällt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verfehlt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfehlt ← evrfehlt · vefrehlt · verefhlt · verfehhlt · verfehllt · verfehltt · verfehtl · verfelht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfällt" and "verfehlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfällt" or "verfehlt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,761,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfällt" and "verfehlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfällt vs verhüllt". 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 #1,761,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.