Which to use
“verhaftet” and “verhafteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,311
- “verhaftet” frequency rank
- #33,880
- “verhafteten” frequency rank
- 38191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhaftet | verhafteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einer Haftanstalt befindend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhaftet |
Where the eye mixes verhaftet and verhafteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verhaftet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verhafteten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhaftet vs verhafteten
A purely visual mix-up. verhaftet ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftət]) and verhafteten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verhaftet” sits inside “verhafteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38191, 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]. verhafteten is at rank #33,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətn̩].
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 38191, this pair ranks #1,570,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhaftet vs verhafteten
Shared letters: aefhrtv. Private to "verhaftet": -. Private to "verhafteten": n.
"verhaftet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhafteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhaftet ← evrhaftet · vehraftet · verahftet · verhafett · verhafftet · verhaftett · verhaftte · verhafttet
- verhafteten ← evrhafteten · vehrafteten · verahfteten · verhafetten · verhaffteten · verhafteetn · verhaftetenn · verhaftetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhaftet" and "verhafteten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verhaftet" vs "verhafteten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "verhafteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,469 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhaftet" and "verhafteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergifteten vs verhafteten". 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 #1,570,469 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.