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.
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
- verfassten ← evrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
- verhassten ← evrhassten · vehrassten · verahssten · verhassetn · verhasstenn · verhasstne · verhasstten · verhasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfassten" for "verhassten" ever safe?
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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.