Which to use
“verfügen” is a verb and “Vermögen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,839
- “verfügen” frequency rank
- #3,003
- “Vermögen” frequency rank
- 7842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügen | Vermögen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Person/Stelle mit Befugnis/Befehlsgewalt anordnen, dass etwas Genanntes geschehen soll | Leistungsfähigkeit, Können |
Where the eye mixes verfügen and Vermögen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügen and Vermögen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verfügen vs Vermögen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfügen is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɡn̩] while Vermögen is [fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7842, 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]. Vermögen is at rank #3,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡn̩].
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 7842, this pair ranks #1,986,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügen vs Vermögen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verfügen": fü. Private to "Vermögen": mö.
"verfügen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Vermögen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfügen" and "Vermögen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verfügen" or "Vermögen" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Vermögen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügen" and "Vermögen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügen vs Vorzügen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,986,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.