Which to use
“verfügt” and “verjagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,001
- “verfügt” frequency rank
- #32,340
- “verjagt” frequency rank
- 35341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügt | verjagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjagen |
Where the eye mixes verfügt and verjagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verfügt and verjagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verfügt and verjagt
A purely visual mix-up. verfügt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt]) and verjagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]) 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 35341, 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]. verjagt is at rank #32,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt].
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 35341, this pair ranks #1,642,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügt vs verjagt
Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verfügt": fü. Private to "verjagt": aj.
"verfügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verjagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verjagt ← evrjagt · vejragt · verajgt · verjaggt · verjagtt · verjatg · verjgat · verjjagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfügt" and "verjagt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verfügt" or "verjagt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügt" and "verjagt" 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 "verjagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,642,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügt" and "verjagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verjagt". 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 #1,642,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.