Which to use
“verflogen” and “verklagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,863
- “verflogen” frequency rank
- #14,700
- “verklagen” frequency rank
- 52563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verflogen | verklagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfliegen | einen Rechtsstreit vor Gericht mit jemandem beginnen |
Where the eye mixes verflogen and verklagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verflogen and verklagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verflogen vs verklagen
A purely visual mix-up. verflogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfloːɡn̩]) and verklagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩]) 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 52563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verflogen is recorded at frequency rank #37,863, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfloːɡn̩]. verklagen is at rank #14,700, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːɡn̩].
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 52563, this pair ranks #1,091,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verflogen vs verklagen
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "verflogen": fo. Private to "verklagen": ak.
"verflogen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "verklagen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verflogen" and "verklagen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verflogen" vs "verklagen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verflogen" and "verklagen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verflogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verklagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,091,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verflogen" and "verklagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verflogen vs verlogene". 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 #1,091,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.