Which to use
“Verfolger” is a noun and “verfolgten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,107
- “Verfolger” frequency rank
- #10,764
- “verfolgten” frequency rank
- 30871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verfolger | verfolgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der jemanden oder etwas verfolgt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfolgt |
Where the eye mixes Verfolger and verfolgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verfolger runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verfolgten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Verfolger with verfolgten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verfolger is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡɐ] while verfolgten is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verfolger is recorded at frequency rank #20,107, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡɐ]. verfolgten is at rank #10,764, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩].
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 30871, this pair ranks #1,739,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verfolger vs verfolgten
Shared letters: efglorv. Private to "Verfolger": -. Private to "verfolgten": nt.
"Verfolger" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verfolgten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verfolger ← evrfolger · vefrolger · verffolger · verfloger · verfogler · verfolegr · verfolgerr · verfolgger
- verfolgten ← evrfolgten · vefrolgten · verffolgten · verflogten · verfoglten · verfolgetn · verfolggten · verfolgtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verfolger" and "verfolgten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Verfolger" or "verfolgten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verfolger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verfolger" and "verfolgten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfolgten vs versorgten". 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 #1,739,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.