Which to use
“verfügte” and “verfügten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,243
- “verfügte” frequency rank
- #24,172
- “verfügten” frequency rank
- 39415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügte | verfügten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt |
Where the eye mixes verfügte and verfügten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verfügte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verfügten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verfügte and verfügten
A purely visual mix-up. verfügte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktə]) and verfügten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verfügte” sits inside “verfügten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfügte is recorded at frequency rank #15,243, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktə]. verfügten is at rank #24,172, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩].
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 39415, this pair ranks #1,537,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügte vs verfügten
Shared letters: efgrtvü. Private to "verfügte": -. Private to "verfügten": n.
"verfügte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verfügten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfügte" for "verfügten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verfügte" or "verfügten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügte" and "verfügten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,537,447 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügte" and "verfügten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügten vs verhüten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,537,447 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.