Which to use
“verfasste” and “verfassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,446
- “verfasste” frequency rank
- #21,464
- “verfassten” frequency rank
- 35910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfasste | verfassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst |
Where the eye mixes verfasste and verfassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verfasste runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verfassten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verfasste vs verfassten
A purely visual mix-up. verfasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastə]) and verfassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verfasste” sits inside “verfassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfasste is recorded at frequency rank #14,446, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfastə]. 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 35910, this pair ranks #1,628,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfasste vs verfassten
Shared letters: aefrstv. Private to "verfasste": -. Private to "verfassten": n.
"verfasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verfassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfasste ← evrfasste · vefrasste · verafsste · verfasset · verfasstte · verfaste · verfastse · verfaßte
- verfassten ← evrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfasste" and "verfassten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verfasste" vs "verfassten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfasste" 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 #1,628,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfasste" 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 #1,628,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.