Which to use
“verfehlte” and “verkehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,111
- “verfehlte” frequency rank
- #23,765
- “verkehrte” frequency rank
- 44876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfehlte | verkehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt |
Where the eye mixes verfehlte and verkehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verfehlte vs verkehrte
A purely visual mix-up. verfehlte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə]) and verkehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tə]) 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 44876, 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]. verkehrte is at rank #23,765, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tə].
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 44876, this pair ranks #1,371,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfehlte vs verkehrte
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verfehlte": fl. Private to "verkehrte": k.
"verfehlte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verkehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfehlte" and "verkehrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verfehlte" or "verkehrte"?
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 "verfehlte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,371,797 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfehlte" and "verkehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs verkehrte". 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 #1,371,797 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.