Which to use
“verfügen” and “verfügt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,839
- “verfügen” frequency rank
- #3,001
- “verfügt” frequency rank
- 7840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügen | verfügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Person/Stelle mit Befugnis/Befehlsgewalt anordnen, dass etwas Genanntes geschehen soll | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen |
Where the eye mixes verfügen and verfügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verfügt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verfügen with verfügt
A purely visual mix-up. verfügen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]) and verfügt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt]) 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 7840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfügen is recorded at frequency rank #4,839, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]. verfügt is at rank #3,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt].
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 7840, this pair ranks #1,986,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügen vs verfügt
Shared letters: efgrvü. Private to "verfügen": n. Private to "verfügt": t.
"verfügen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verfügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfügen" and "verfügt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verfügen" or "verfügt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügen" and "verfügt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügen" and "verfügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügen vs Vorzügen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,986,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.