Which to use
“verfolgt” is a verb and “verfolgte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,271
- “verfolgt” frequency rank
- #9,111
- “verfolgte” frequency rank
- 11382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolgt | verfolgte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verfolgen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfolgt |
Where the eye mixes verfolgt and verfolgte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfolgt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verfolgte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verfolgt vs verfolgte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfolgt is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt] while verfolgte is [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verfolgt” sits inside “verfolgte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfolgt is recorded at frequency rank #2,271, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt]. verfolgte is at rank #9,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktə].
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 11382, this pair ranks #1,970,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfolgt vs verfolgte
Shared letters: efglortv. Private to "verfolgt": -. Private to "verfolgte": -.
"verfolgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verfolgte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfolgt" and "verfolgte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verfolgt" vs "verfolgte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfolgt" and "verfolgte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolgt" and "verfolgte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfolgte vs versorgte". 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 #1,970,168 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.