Which to use
“verfassten” and “vermissten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,464
- “verfassten” frequency rank
- #17,449
- “vermissten” frequency rank
- 38913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfassten | vermissten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermisst |
Where the eye mixes verfassten and vermissten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfassten and vermissten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verfassten vs vermissten
A purely visual mix-up. verfassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]) and vermissten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38913, 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]. vermissten is at rank #17,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstn̩].
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 38913, this pair ranks #1,551,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfassten vs vermissten
Shared letters: enrstv. Private to "verfassten": af. Private to "vermissten": im.
"verfassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "vermissten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfassten ← evrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
- vermissten ← evrmissten · vemrissten · verimssten · vermissetn · vermisstenn · vermisstne · vermisstten · vermisten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfassten" and "vermissten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfassten" or "vermissten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfassten" and "vermissten" 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 "vermissten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,551,274 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfassten" and "vermissten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfassten 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 #1,551,274 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.