verfasstevsverhasstenWhich spelling fits?

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“verfasste” and “verhassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,446
“verfasste” frequency rank
#43,582
“verhassten” frequency rank
58028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfasste verhassten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verhasst

Where the eye mixes verfasste and verhassten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfasste runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verhassten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verfasste
10 ch
verhassten

Visual trap between verfasste and verhassten

A purely visual mix-up. verfasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastə]) and verhassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58028, 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]. verhassten is at rank #43,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩].

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 58028, this pair ranks #878,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verfasste vs verhassten

Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "verfasste": f. Private to "verhassten": hn.

"verfasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "verhassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verfasste ← evrfasste · vefrasste · verafsste · verfasset · verfasstte · verfaste · verfastse · verfaßte
  • verhassten ← evrhassten · vehrassten · verahssten · verhassetn · verhasstenn · verhasstne · verhasstten · verhasten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verfasste" and "verhassten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verfasste" vs "verhassten" - which ranks higher?
"verfasste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,446 in our German list, against #43,582 for "verhassten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verfasste" and "verhassten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verfasste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verhassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #878,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfasste" and "verhassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhängten 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 #878,515 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list