Which to use
“vergeht” and “verweht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,827
- “vergeht” frequency rank
- #42,237
- “verweht” frequency rank
- 52064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergeht | verweht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergehen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwehen |
Where the eye mixes vergeht and verweht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergeht and verweht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vergeht and verweht
A purely visual mix-up. vergeht ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt]) and verweht ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]) 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 a single letter - g in “vergeht” becomes w in “verweht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergeht is recorded at frequency rank #9,827, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːt]. verweht is at rank #42,237, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːt].
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 52064, this pair ranks #1,111,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vergeht vs verweht
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "vergeht": g. Private to "verweht": w.
"vergeht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verweht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergeht" and "verweht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vergeht" vs "verweht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vergeht" and "verweht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,111,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergeht" and "verweht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versieht vs verweht". 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 #1,111,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.