Which to use
“verfällt” and “verfolgt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,749
- “verfällt” frequency rank
- #2,271
- “verfolgt” frequency rank
- 22020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfällt | verfolgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfallen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfolgen |
Where the eye mixes verfällt and verfolgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfällt and verfolgt 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 verfolgt
A purely visual mix-up. verfällt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]) and verfolgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt]) 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 22020, 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]. verfolgt is at rank #2,271, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt].
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 22020, this pair ranks #1,879,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfällt vs verfolgt
Shared letters: eflrtv. Private to "verfällt": ä. Private to "verfolgt": go.
"verfällt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verfolgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfolgt ← evrfolgt · vefrolgt · verffolgt · verflogt · verfoglt · verfolggt · verfolgtt · verfollgt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfällt" and "verfolgt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verfällt" or "verfolgt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verfällt" and "verfolgt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfällt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfällt" and "verfolgt" 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 #1,879,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.