Which to use
“verfickt” and “verfickte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,084
- “verfickt” frequency rank
- #21,112
- “verfickte” frequency rank
- 68196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfickt | verfickte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | scheinbar mit einem Fluch belegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfickt |
Where the eye mixes verfickt and verfickte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfickt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verfickte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verfickt with verfickte
A purely visual mix-up. verfickt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɪkt]) and verfickte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɪktə]) 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) - “verfickt” sits inside “verfickte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfickt is recorded at frequency rank #47,084, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪkt]. verfickte is at rank #21,112, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪktə].
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 68196, this pair ranks #515,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfickt vs verfickte
Shared letters: cefikrtv. Private to "verfickt": -. Private to "verfickte": -.
"verfickt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verfickte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfickt" and "verfickte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verfickt" vs "verfickte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verfickt" and "verfickte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfickte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfickt" and "verfickte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfickt vs verreckt". 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 #515,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.