Which to use
“verfolge” and “verfüge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,974
- “verfolge” frequency rank
- #31,339
- “verfüge” frequency rank
- 46313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolge | verfüge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfolgen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen |
Where the eye mixes verfolge and verfüge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfolge runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verfüge's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verfolge vs verfüge
A purely visual mix-up. verfolge ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə]) and verfüge ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡə]) 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 46313, 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]. verfüge is at rank #31,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡə].
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 46313, this pair ranks #1,323,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfolge vs verfüge
Shared letters: efgrv. Private to "verfolge": lo. Private to "verfüge": ü.
"verfolge" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verfüge" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfolge ← evrfolge · vefrolge · verffolge · verfloge · verfogle · verfoleg · verfolgge · verfollge
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfolge" and "verfüge" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verfolge" vs "verfüge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfüge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,323,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolge" and "verfüge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfüge vs verfügten". 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 #1,323,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.