Which to use
“verfiel” and “verzieh” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,841
- “verfiel” frequency rank
- #49,358
- “verzieh” frequency rank
- 79199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfiel | verzieh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verfallen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verfiel and verzieh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verfiel and verzieh follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verfiel vs verzieh
A purely visual mix-up. verfiel ([fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]) and verzieh ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siː]) 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 79199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfiel is recorded at frequency rank #29,841, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfiːl]. verzieh is at rank #49,358, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siː].
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 79199, this pair ranks #221,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verfiel vs verzieh
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "verfiel": fl. Private to "verzieh": hz.
"verfiel" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "verzieh" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfiel" and "verzieh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfiel" or "verzieh" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfiel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzieh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfiel" and "verzieh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermied vs verzieh". 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 #221,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.