Which to use
“vergangen” and “verhängten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,001
- “vergangen” frequency rank
- #42,912
- “verhängten” frequency rank
- 50913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergangen | verhängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr aktuell; in der Vergangenheit liegend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes vergangen and verhängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vergangen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verhängten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vergangen and verhängten
A purely visual mix-up. vergangen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]) and verhängten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergangen is recorded at frequency rank #8,001, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən]. verhängten is at rank #42,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩].
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 50913, this pair ranks #1,155,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vergangen vs verhängten
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "vergangen": a. Private to "verhängten": htä.
"vergangen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhängten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergangen ← evrgangen · vegrangen · veragngen · vergagnen · verganegn · vergangenn · verganggen · vergangne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vergangen" and "verhängten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vergangen" vs "verhängten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vergangen" and "verhängten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergangen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,155,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergangen" and "verhängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". 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 #1,155,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.