Which to use
“verfasste” and “verpasste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,446
- “verfasste” frequency rank
- #9,290
- “verpasste” frequency rank
- 23736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfasste | verpasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verfasste and verpasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfasste and verpasste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfasste and verpasste
A purely visual mix-up. verfasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastə]) and verpasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈpastə]) 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 a single letter - f in “verfasste” becomes p in “verpasste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23736, 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]. verpasste is at rank #9,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastə].
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 23736, this pair ranks #1,857,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfasste vs verpasste
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "verfasste": f. Private to "verpasste": p.
"verfasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verpasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary German text, does "verfasste" or "verpasste" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verfasste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfasste" and "verpasste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfasste 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 #1,857,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.