Which to use
“verfassten” and “verpasste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,464
- “verfassten” frequency rank
- #9,290
- “verpasste” frequency rank
- 30754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfassten | verpasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verfassten and verpasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verfassten with verpasste
A purely visual mix-up. verfassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30754, 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]. 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 30754, this pair ranks #1,741,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfassten vs verpasste
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "verfassten": fn. Private to "verpasste": p.
"verfassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verpasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfassten ← evrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
- verpasste ← evrpasste · veprasste · verapsste · verpasset · verpasstte · verpaste · verpastse · verpaßte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfassten" and "verpasste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfassten" or "verpasste" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfassten" 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 #1,741,735 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfassten" and "verpasste" 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 #1,741,735 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.