Which to use
“verfolge” and “verfolgt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,974
- “verfolge” frequency rank
- #2,271
- “verfolgt” frequency rank
- 17245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolge | verfolgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfolgen |
Where the eye mixes verfolge and verfolgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verfolge (CVCCVCCV) and verfolgt (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verfolge and verfolgt
A purely visual mix-up. verfolge ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə]) and verfolgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt]) 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 a single letter - e in “verfolge” becomes t in “verfolgt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17245, 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]. verfolgt is at rank #2,271, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt].
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 17245, this pair ranks #1,929,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfolge vs verfolgt
Shared letters: efglorv. Private to "verfolge": -. Private to "verfolgt": t.
"verfolge" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verfolgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfolge" and "verfolgt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfolge" or "verfolgt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verfolge" and "verfolgt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,929,094 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolge" and "verfolgt" 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 #1,929,094 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.