Which to use
“verfassen” is a verb and “verfassten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,615
- “verfassen” frequency rank
- #21,464
- “verfassten” frequency rank
- 34079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfassen | verfassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (einen Text) erstellen und schriftlich niederlegen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst |
Where the eye mixes verfassen and verfassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verfassen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verfassten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verfassen with verfassten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfassen is [fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩] while verfassten is [fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfassen is recorded at frequency rank #12,615, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfasn̩]. verfassten is at rank #21,464, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩].
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 34079, this pair ranks #1,671,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfassen vs verfassten
Shared letters: aefnrsv. Private to "verfassen": -. Private to "verfassten": t.
"verfassen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verfassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfassen ← evrfassen · vefrassen · verafssen · verfasen · verfasesn · verfassenn · verfassne · verfaßen
- verfassten ← evrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfassen" for "verfassten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verfassen" or "verfassten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfassen" and "verfassten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfassen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfassen" and "verfassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfassten vs verhassten". 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 #1,671,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.