Which to use
“verfügen” and “verjagen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,839
- “verfügen” frequency rank
- #45,017
- “verjagen” frequency rank
- 49856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügen | verjagen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Person/Stelle mit Befugnis/Befehlsgewalt anordnen, dass etwas Genanntes geschehen soll | jemanden gewaltsam vertreiben, verscheuchen |
Where the eye mixes verfügen and verjagen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügen and verjagen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfügen and verjagen
A purely visual mix-up. verfügen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩]) and verjagen ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩]) 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 49856, 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]. verjagen is at rank #45,017, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːɡn̩].
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 49856, this pair ranks #1,195,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfügen vs verjagen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verfügen": fü. Private to "verjagen": aj.
"verfügen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verjagen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verjagen ← evrjagen · vejragen · verajgen · verjaegn · verjagenn · verjaggen · verjagne · verjgaen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfügen" for "verjagen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verfügen" vs "verjagen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,195,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügen" and "verjagen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergaben vs verjagen". 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 #1,195,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.