verfügtvsvertagtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,001
“verfügt” frequency rank
#28,005
“vertagt” frequency rank
31006
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verfügt vertagt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfügen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vertagen

Where the eye mixes verfügt and vertagt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verfügt and vertagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
verfügt
7 ch
vertagt

Visual trap between verfügt and vertagt

A purely visual mix-up. verfügt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt]) and vertagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaːkt]) 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 31006, 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]. vertagt is at rank #28,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːkt].

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 31006, this pair ranks #1,736,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verfügt vs vertagt

Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verfügt": fü. Private to "vertagt": a.

"verfügt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "vertagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vertagt ← evrtagt · veratgt · verrtagt · vertaggt · vertagtt · vertatg · vertgat · verttagt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verfügt" and "vertagt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verfügt" vs "vertagt" - which ranks higher?
"verfügt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,001 in our German list, against #28,005 for "vertagt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verfügt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vertagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,736,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verfügt" and "vertagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vertagt vs vertont". 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 #1,736,653 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