verfügtvsverjüngtTell them apart

Which to use

“verfügt” and “verjüngt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,001
“verfügt” frequency rank
#38,487
“verjüngt” frequency rank
41488
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfügt verjüngt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verjüngen

Where the eye mixes verfügt and verjüngt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verjüngt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
verfügt
8 ch
verjüngt

Why the eye confuses verfügt with verjüngt

A purely visual mix-up. verfügt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt]) and verjüngt ([fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋt]) 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 41488, 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]. verjüngt is at rank #38,487, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋt].

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 41488, this pair ranks #1,477,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verfügt vs verjüngt

Shared letters: egrtvü. Private to "verfügt": f. Private to "verjüngt": jn.

"verfügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "verjüngt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verfügt" and "verjüngt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈjʏŋt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verfügt" or "verjüngt"?
"verfügt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,001 in our German list, against #38,487 for "verjüngt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "verfügt" and "verjüngt" 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 "verjüngt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,477,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfügt" and "verjüngt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verengt vs verjüngt". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,477,895 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