Which to use
“verfügten” is an adjective and “Verlusten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,172
- “verfügten” frequency rank
- #15,778
- “Verlusten” frequency rank
- 39950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügten | Verlusten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verlust |
Where the eye mixes verfügten and Verlusten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verfügten with Verlusten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfügten is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩] while Verlusten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfügten is recorded at frequency rank #24,172, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩]. Verlusten is at rank #15,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlʊstn̩].
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 39950, this pair ranks #1,522,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügten vs Verlusten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verfügten": fgü. Private to "Verlusten": lsu.
"verfügten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Verlusten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlusten ← evrlusten · velrusten · verllusten · verlsuten · verlusetn · verlussten · verlustenn · verlustne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfügten" for "Verlusten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verfügten" vs "Verlusten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügten" and "Verlusten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlusten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,522,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügten" and "Verlusten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügten vs verhüten". 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 #1,522,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.