Which to use
“verfällt” and “vermählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,749
- “verfällt” frequency rank
- #42,916
- “vermählt” frequency rank
- 62665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfällt | vermählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfallen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermählen |
Where the eye mixes verfällt and vermählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfällt and vermählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfällt and vermählt
A purely visual mix-up. verfällt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɛlt]) and vermählt ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt]) 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 62665, 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]. vermählt is at rank #42,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt].
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 62665, this pair ranks #704,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfällt vs vermählt
Shared letters: elrtvä. Private to "verfällt": f. Private to "vermählt": hm.
"verfällt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "vermählt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfällt" and "vermählt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfällt" or "vermählt" show up more?
What to do next
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 "vermählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #704,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfällt" and "vermählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermacht vs vermählt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #704,568 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.