Which to use
“verfassten” and “verpassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,464
- “verfassten” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 46439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfassten | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verfassten and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verfassten with verpassten
A purely visual mix-up. verfassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfastn̩]) 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 a single letter - f in “verfassten” becomes p in “verpassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46439, 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]. 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 46439, this pair ranks #1,319,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfassten vs verpassten
Shared letters: aenrstv. Private to "verfassten": f. Private to "verpassten": p.
"verfassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfassten ← evrfassten · vefrassten · verafssten · verfassetn · verfasstenn · verfasstne · verfasstten · verfasten
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfassten" and "verpassten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verfassten" vs "verpassten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfassten" 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 #1,319,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfassten" 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 #1,319,075 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.