Which to use
“verhaften” is a verb and “verhaftet” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,752
- “verhaften” frequency rank
- #4,311
- “verhaftet” frequency rank
- 24063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhaften | verhaftet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden in Haft, in Gewahrsam nehmen | sich in einer Haftanstalt befindend |
Where the eye mixes verhaften and verhaftet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhaften and verhaftet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verhaften vs verhaftet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhaften is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftn̩] while verhaftet is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “verhaften” becomes t in “verhaftet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhaften is recorded at frequency rank #19,752, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftn̩]. verhaftet is at rank #4,311, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftət].
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 24063, this pair ranks #1,852,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhaften vs verhaftet
Shared letters: aefhrtv. Private to "verhaften": n. Private to "verhaftet": -.
"verhaften" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhaftet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhaften" and "verhaftet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verhaften" or "verhaftet" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhaften" and "verhaftet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaften" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaftet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhaften" and "verhaftet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaften vs verhärtet". 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 #1,852,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.