Which to use
“verfolgten” and “versorgten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,764
- “verfolgten” frequency rank
- #39,698
- “versorgten” frequency rank
- 50462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfolgten | versorgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfolgt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versorgt |
Where the eye mixes verfolgten and versorgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfolgten and versorgten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verfolgten with versorgten
A purely visual mix-up. verfolgten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]) and versorgten ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁktn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50462, 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]. versorgten is at rank #39,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁktn̩].
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 50462, this pair ranks #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfolgten vs versorgten
Shared letters: egnortv. Private to "verfolgten": fl. Private to "versorgten": s.
"verfolgten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "versorgten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verfolgten ← evrfolgten · vefrolgten · verffolgten · verflogten · verfoglten · verfolgetn · verfolggten · verfolgtenn
- versorgten ← evrsorgten · verosrgten · verrsorgten · versogrten · versorgetn · versorggten · versorgtenn · versorgtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfolgten" and "versorgten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verfolgten" or "versorgten"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfolgten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versorgten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfolgten" and "versorgten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verorten 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 #1,172,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.