Which to use
“verfügte” and “versagte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,243
- “verfügte” frequency rank
- #34,442
- “versagte” frequency rank
- 49685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügte | versagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt |
Where the eye mixes verfügte and versagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verfügte and versagte
A purely visual mix-up. verfügte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktə]) and versagte ([fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]) 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 49685, 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]. versagte is at rank #34,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə].
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 49685, this pair ranks #1,202,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfügte vs versagte
Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verfügte": fü. Private to "versagte": as.
"verfügte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "versagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- versagte ← evrsagte · verasgte · verrsagte · versaget · versaggte · versagtte · versatge · versgate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfügte" for "versagte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verfügte" or "versagte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügte" and "versagte" 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 "versagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,202,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügte" and "versagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versagte vs versäumte". 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 #1,202,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.