Which to use
“verfangen” and “vergingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,277
- “verfangen” frequency rank
- #31,341
- “vergingen” frequency rank
- 71618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfangen | vergingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den gewünschten oder beabsichtigten Erfolg haben; wirken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vergehen |
Where the eye mixes verfangen and vergingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verfangen and vergingen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfangen and vergingen
A purely visual mix-up. verfangen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]) and vergingen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪŋən]) 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 71618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfangen is recorded at frequency rank #40,277, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən]. vergingen is at rank #31,341, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪŋən].
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 71618, this pair ranks #411,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verfangen vs vergingen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verfangen": af. Private to "vergingen": i.
"verfangen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vergingen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfangen" and "vergingen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verfangen" or "vergingen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #411,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfangen" and "vergingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfangen vs verjagen". 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 #411,666 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.