Which to use
“verfehlt” and “verheilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,001
- “verfehlt” frequency rank
- #41,539
- “verheilt” frequency rank
- 51540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfehlt | verheilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfehlen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verheilen |
Where the eye mixes verfehlt and verheilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfehlt (CVCCVCCC) and verheilt (CVCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verfehlt with verheilt
A purely visual mix-up. verfehlt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt]) and verheilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]) 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 51540, 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]. verheilt is at rank #41,539, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt].
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 51540, this pair ranks #1,131,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfehlt vs verheilt
Shared letters: ehlrtv. Private to "verfehlt": f. Private to "verheilt": i.
"verfehlt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verheilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfehlt" and "verheilt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verfehlt" vs "verheilt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfehlt" and "verheilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verheilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,131,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfehlt" and "verheilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". 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 #1,131,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.