Which to use
“verfolgen” is a verb and “verlogen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,795
- “verfolgen” frequency rank
- #34,438
- “verlogen” frequency rank
- 37233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolgen | verlogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem hinterher fahren oder gehen, eventuell um ihn einzuholen; jemandem auf den Fersen sein | Unwahres vortäuschend, unecht |
Where the eye mixes verfolgen and verlogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verfolgen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verlogen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verfolgen vs verlogen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfolgen is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡn̩] while verlogen is [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfolgen is recorded at frequency rank #2,795, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡn̩]. verlogen is at rank #34,438, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈloːɡn̩].
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 37233, this pair ranks #1,595,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfolgen vs verlogen
Shared letters: eglnorv. Private to "verfolgen": f. Private to "verlogen": -.
"verfolgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfolgen" and "verlogen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verfolgen" vs "verlogen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verfolgen" and "verlogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolgen" and "verlogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlogen 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 #1,595,486 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.