Which to use
“verfügt” and “verführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,001
- “verfügt” frequency rank
- #16,861
- “verführt” frequency rank
- 19862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügt | verführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verführen |
Where the eye mixes verfügt and verführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verführt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verfügt vs verführt
A purely visual mix-up. verfügt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt]) and verführt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t]) 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 19862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfügt is recorded at frequency rank #3,001, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt]. verführt is at rank #16,861, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t].
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 19862, this pair ranks #1,903,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügt vs verführt
Shared letters: efrtvü. Private to "verfügt": g. Private to "verführt": h.
"verfügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verführt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfügt" and "verführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verfügt" vs "verführt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügt" and "verführt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügt" and "verführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs verführt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,903,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.