Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "verfasste" vs "verhassten" - which ranks higher?
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.