verfügtvsverführtWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
verfügt
8 ch
verführt

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?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verfügt" vs "verführt" - which ranks higher?
"verfügt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,001 in our German list, against #16,861 for "verführt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list