Which to use
“verfolge” and “verfolgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,974
- “verfolge” frequency rank
- #2,795
- “verfolgen” frequency rank
- 17769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolge | verfolgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen | jemandem hinterher fahren oder gehen, eventuell um ihn einzuholen; jemandem auf den Fersen sein |
Where the eye mixes verfolge and verfolgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verfolge vs verfolgen
A purely visual mix-up. verfolge ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə]) and verfolgen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verfolge” sits inside “verfolgen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfolge is recorded at frequency rank #14,974, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə]. verfolgen is at rank #2,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡn̩].
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 17769, this pair ranks #1,924,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfolge vs verfolgen
Shared letters: efglorv. Private to "verfolge": -. Private to "verfolgen": n.
"verfolge" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verfolgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfolge" and "verfolgen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verfolge" or "verfolgen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolge" and "verfolgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfolge vs verfüge". 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 #1,924,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.