Which to use
“vergesse” and “verpasse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,960
- “vergesse” frequency rank
- #24,181
- “verpasse” frequency rank
- 35141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergesse | verpasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergessen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpassen |
Where the eye mixes vergesse and verpasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vergesse and verpasse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vergesse vs verpasse
A purely visual mix-up. vergesse ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsə]) and verpasse ([fɛɐ̯ˈpasə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergesse is recorded at frequency rank #10,960, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsə]. verpasse is at rank #24,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpasə].
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 35141, this pair ranks #1,647,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergesse vs verpasse
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "vergesse": g. Private to "verpasse": ap.
"vergesse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verpasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergesse" for "verpasse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vergesse" or "verpasse"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vergesse" and "verpasse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergesse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,647,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergesse" and "verpasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpasse vs Vorkasse". 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 #1,647,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.