Which to use
“vergeigt” is a verb and “vergnügt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,654
- “vergeigt” frequency rank
- #25,810
- “vergnügt” frequency rank
- 71464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergeigt | vergnügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeigen | in heiterer, freudiger Stimmung |
Where the eye mixes vergeigt and vergnügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergeigt (CVCCVVCC) and vergnügt (CVCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vergeigt with vergnügt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vergeigt is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt] while vergnügt is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergeigt is recorded at frequency rank #45,654, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaɪ̯kt]. vergnügt is at rank #25,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt].
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 71464, this pair ranks #416,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vergeigt vs vergnügt
Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "vergeigt": i. Private to "vergnügt": nü.
"vergeigt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "vergnügt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergeigt ← evrgeigt · vegreigt · veregigt · vergegit · vergeiggt · vergeigtt · vergeitg · verggeigt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergeigt" and "vergnügt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vergeigt" or "vergnügt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergeigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergnügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,007 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergeigt" and "vergnügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". 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 #416,007 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.