Which to use
“verfolgte” and “verfolgten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,111
- “verfolgte” frequency rank
- #10,764
- “verfolgten” frequency rank
- 19875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolgte | verfolgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfolgt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfolgt |
Where the eye mixes verfolgte and verfolgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verfolgte vs verfolgten
A purely visual mix-up. verfolgte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktə]) and verfolgten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verfolgte” sits inside “verfolgten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfolgte is recorded at frequency rank #9,111, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktə]. 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 19875, this pair ranks #1,903,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfolgte vs verfolgten
Shared letters: efglortv. Private to "verfolgte": -. Private to "verfolgten": n.
"verfolgte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verfolgten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfolgte ← evrfolgte · vefrolgte · verffolgte · verflogte · verfoglte · verfolget · verfolggte · verfolgtte
- verfolgten ← evrfolgten · vefrolgten · verffolgten · verflogten · verfoglten · verfolgetn · verfolggten · verfolgtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfolgte" and "verfolgten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verfolgte" or "verfolgten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgte" 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 #1,903,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolgte" 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 #1,903,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.