Which to use
“verfasste” and “verpassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,446
- “verfasste” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 39421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfasste | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verfasste and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfasste runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verpassten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verfasste with verpassten
A purely visual mix-up. verfasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastə]) and verpassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩]) 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 39421, 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]. verpassten is at rank #24,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩].
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 39421, this pair ranks #1,537,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfasste vs verpassten
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "verfasste": f. Private to "verpassten": np.
"verfasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfasste ← evrfasste · vefrasste · verafsste · verfasset · verfasstte · verfaste · verfastse · verfaßte
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfasste" and "verpassten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfasste" or "verpassten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "verpassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,537,276 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfasste" and "verpassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhassten vs verpassten". 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 #1,537,276 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.