Which to use
“verfehlte” and “verfehlten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,111
- “verfehlte” frequency rank
- #42,907
- “verfehlten” frequency rank
- 64018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfehlte | verfehlten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt |
Where the eye mixes verfehlte and verfehlten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verfehlte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verfehlten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verfehlte with verfehlten
A purely visual mix-up. verfehlte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə]) and verfehlten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verfehlte” sits inside “verfehlten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfehlte is recorded at frequency rank #21,111, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə]. verfehlten is at rank #42,907, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltn̩].
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 64018, this pair ranks #656,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfehlte vs verfehlten
Shared letters: efhlrtv. Private to "verfehlte": -. Private to "verfehlten": n.
"verfehlte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verfehlten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfehlte ← evrfehlte · vefrehlte · verefhlte · verfehhlte · verfehlet · verfehllte · verfehltte · verfehtle
- verfehlten ← evrfehlten · vefrehlten · verefhlten · verfehhlten · verfehletn · verfehllten · verfehltenn · verfehltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfehlte" and "verfehlten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verfehlte" or "verfehlten" show up more?
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 "verfehlte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #656,273 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfehlte" and "verfehlten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfehlten vs verkehrten". 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 #656,273 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.