verfasstenvsverhasstenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,464
“verfassten” frequency rank
#43,582
“verhassten” frequency rank
65046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfassten verhassten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verhasst

Where the eye mixes verfassten and verhassten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
verfassten
10 ch
verhassten

Why the eye confuses verfassten with verhassten

A purely visual mix-up. verfassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]) 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 a single letter - f in “verfassten” becomes h in “verhassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verfassten is recorded at frequency rank #21,464, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]. 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 65046, this pair ranks #620,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verfassten vs verhassten

Shared letters: aenrstv. Private to "verfassten": f. Private to "verhassten": h.

"verfassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC  ·  "verhassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verfasstenevrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
  • verhasstenevrhassten · vehrassten · verahssten · verhassetn · verhasstenn · verhasstne · verhasstten · verhasten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verfassten" for "verhassten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verfassten" or "verhassten"?
"verfassten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,464 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "verfassten" 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 #620,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfassten" 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 #620,394 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