Which to use
“Verfilmung” and “Verfolgung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,859
- “Verfilmung” frequency rank
- #4,945
- “Verfolgung” frequency rank
- 21804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verfilmung | Verfolgung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Realisierung einer Vorlage als Film | das Nachstellen, zum Beispiel um etwas zu beobachten, einzuholen oder zu ergreifen |
Where the eye mixes Verfilmung and Verfolgung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verfilmung and Verfolgung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Verfilmung vs Verfolgung
A purely visual mix-up. Verfilmung ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlmʊŋ]) and Verfolgung ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋ]) 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 21804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verfilmung is recorded at frequency rank #16,859, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlmʊŋ]. Verfolgung is at rank #4,945, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡʊŋ].
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 21804, this pair ranks #1,881,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verfilmung vs Verfolgung
Shared letters: efglnruv. Private to "Verfilmung": im. Private to "Verfolgung": o.
"Verfilmung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verfolgung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verfilmung ← evrfilmung · vefrilmung · verffilmung · verfillmung · verfilmmung · verfilmnug · verfilmugn · verfilmungg
- Verfolgung ← evrfolgung · vefrolgung · verffolgung · verflogung · verfoglung · verfolggung · verfolgnug · verfolgugn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verfilmung" and "Verfolgung" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Verfilmung" or "Verfolgung"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Verfilmung" and "Verfolgung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verfilmung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verfolgung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,881,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verfilmung" and "Verfolgung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verfolgung vs Versorgung". 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 #1,881,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.