Which to use
“verflogen” and “verzogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,863
- “verflogen” frequency rank
- #27,555
- “verzogen” frequency rank
- 65418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verflogen | verzogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfliegen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verziehen |
Where the eye mixes verflogen and verzogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verflogen runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against verzogen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verflogen with verzogen
A purely visual mix-up. verflogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfloːɡn̩]) and verzogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65418, 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]. verzogen is at rank #27,555, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩].
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 65418, this pair ranks #607,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verflogen vs verzogen
Shared letters: egnorv. Private to "verflogen": fl. Private to "verzogen": z.
"verflogen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "verzogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verflogen" and "verzogen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verflogen" or "verzogen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verflogen" and "verzogen" 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 "verzogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #607,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verflogen" and "verzogen" 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 #607,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.