Which to use
“verflucht” is an adjective and “verfrüht” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,435
- “verflucht” frequency rank
- #42,908
- “verfrüht” frequency rank
- 62343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verflucht | verfrüht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einem Fluch belegt | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfrühen |
Where the eye mixes verflucht and verfrüht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verflucht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against verfrüht's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verflucht and verfrüht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verflucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt] while verfrüht is [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁyːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verflucht is recorded at frequency rank #19,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxt]. verfrüht is at rank #42,908, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁyːt].
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 62343, this pair ranks #716,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verflucht vs verfrüht
Shared letters: efhrtv. Private to "verflucht": clu. Private to "verfrüht": ü.
"verflucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verfrüht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verflucht ← evrflucht · vefrlucht · verfflucht · verflcuht · verfllucht · verfluccht · verfluchht · verfluchtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verflucht" for "verfrüht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verflucht" vs "verfrüht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verflucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfrüht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #716,390 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verflucht" and "verfrüht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs versprüht". 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 #716,390 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.