Which to use
“verfehlt” and “verführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,001
- “verfehlt” frequency rank
- #16,861
- “verführt” frequency rank
- 26862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfehlt | verführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfehlen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verführen |
Where the eye mixes verfehlt and verführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfehlt and verführt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfehlt and verführt
A purely visual mix-up. verfehlt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt]) and verführt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t]) 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 26862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfehlt is recorded at frequency rank #10,001, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt]. verführt is at rank #16,861, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t].
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 26862, this pair ranks #1,811,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfehlt vs verführt
Shared letters: efhrtv. Private to "verfehlt": l. Private to "verführt": ü.
"verfehlt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verführt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfehlt ← evrfehlt · vefrehlt · verefhlt · verfehhlt · verfehllt · verfehltt · verfehtl · verfelht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfehlt" for "verführt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verfehlt" or "verführt"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,206 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfehlt" and "verführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs verführt". 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 #1,811,206 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.