Which to use
“verhaftet” and “verhaftete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,311
- “verhaftet” frequency rank
- #45,015
- “verhaftete” frequency rank
- 49326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhaftet | verhaftete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einer Haftanstalt befindend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhaftet |
Where the eye mixes verhaftet and verhaftete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verhaftet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verhaftete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhaftet vs verhaftete
A purely visual mix-up. verhaftet ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftət]) and verhaftete ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verhaftet” sits inside “verhaftete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhaftet is recorded at frequency rank #4,311, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftət]. verhaftete is at rank #45,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətə].
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 49326, this pair ranks #1,215,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhaftet vs verhaftete
Shared letters: aefhrtv. Private to "verhaftet": -. Private to "verhaftete": -.
"verhaftet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhaftete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhaftet ← evrhaftet · vehraftet · verahftet · verhafett · verhafftet · verhaftett · verhaftte · verhafttet
- verhaftete ← evrhaftete · vehraftete · verahftete · verhafette · verhafftete · verhafteet · verhaftette · verhafttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhaftet" and "verhaftete" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verhaftet" or "verhaftete" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaftete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,215,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhaftet" and "verhaftete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftete 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 #1,215,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.