Which to use
“verfügten” is an adjective and “vermuten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,172
- “verfügten” frequency rank
- #5,325
- “vermuten” frequency rank
- 29497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügten | vermuten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügt | etwas für glaubhaft oder wahrscheinlich halten |
Where the eye mixes verfügten and vermuten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verfügten runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against vermuten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verfügten and vermuten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verfügten is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːktn̩] while vermuten is [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29497, 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]. vermuten is at rank #5,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtn̩].
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 29497, this pair ranks #1,765,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügten vs vermuten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verfügten": fgü. Private to "vermuten": mu.
"verfügten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermuten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermuten ← evrmuten · vemruten · vermmuten · vermtuen · vermuetn · vermutenn · vermutne · vermutten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verfügten" and "vermuten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verfügten" or "vermuten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügten" and "vermuten" 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 "vermuten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,765,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügten" and "vermuten" 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 #1,765,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.