Which to use
“verfehlten” and “vermehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,907
- “verfehlten” frequency rank
- #33,373
- “vermehrten” frequency rank
- 76280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfehlten | vermehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt |
Where the eye mixes verfehlten and vermehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfehlten and vermehrten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfehlten and vermehrten
A purely visual mix-up. verfehlten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltn̩]) and vermehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 76280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfehlten is recorded at frequency rank #42,907, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltn̩]. vermehrten is at rank #33,373, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 76280, this pair ranks #287,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verfehlten vs vermehrten
Shared letters: ehnrtv. Private to "verfehlten": fl. Private to "vermehrten": m.
"verfehlten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "vermehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfehlten ← evrfehlten · vefrehlten · verefhlten · verfehhlten · verfehletn · verfehllten · verfehltenn · verfehltne
- vermehrten ← evrmehrten · vemrehrten · veremhrten · vermehhrten · vermehretn · vermehrrten · vermehrtenn · vermehrtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfehlten" for "vermehrten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verfehlten" or "vermehrten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verfehlten" and "vermehrten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfehlten" and "vermehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs vermehrten". 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 #287,584 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.