Which to use
“verfickt” and “verfickten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,084
- “verfickt” frequency rank
- #29,840
- “verfickten” frequency rank
- 76924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfickt | verfickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | scheinbar mit einem Fluch belegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfickt |
Where the eye mixes verfickt and verfickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfickt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verfickten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verfickt and verfickten
A purely visual mix-up. verfickt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɪkt]) and verfickten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɪktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verfickt” sits inside “verfickten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76924, 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]. verfickten is at rank #29,840, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪktn̩].
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 76924, this pair ranks #272,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verfickt vs verfickten
Shared letters: cefikrtv. Private to "verfickt": -. Private to "verfickten": n.
"verfickt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verfickten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfickt ← evrfickt · vefrickt · verfcikt · verffickt · verficckt · verfickkt · verficktt · verfictk
- verfickten ← evrfickten · vefrickten · verfcikten · verffickten · verficckten · verficketn · verfickkten · verficktenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfickt" and "verfickten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verfickt" or "verfickten" show up more?
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 "verfickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfickten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfickt" and "verfickten" 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 #272,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.