Which to use
“verfolgten” and “verfügten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,764
- “verfolgten” frequency rank
- #24,172
- “verfügten” frequency rank
- 34936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolgten | verfügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfolgt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt |
Where the eye mixes verfolgten and verfügten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verfolgten vs verfügten
A purely visual mix-up. verfolgten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]) and verfügten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩]) 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 34936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfolgten is recorded at frequency rank #10,764, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]. verfügten is at rank #24,172, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩].
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 34936, this pair ranks #1,651,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfolgten vs verfügten
Shared letters: efgnrtv. Private to "verfolgten": lo. Private to "verfügten": ü.
"verfolgten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verfügten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfolgten ← evrfolgten · vefrolgten · verffolgten · verflogten · verfoglten · verfolgetn · verfolggten · verfolgtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfolgten" and "verfügten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfolgten" or "verfügten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolgten" and "verfügten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügten vs verhüten". 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 #1,651,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.