Which to use
“verhaftet” is an adjective and “verkraftet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,311
- “verhaftet” frequency rank
- #32,836
- “verkraftet” frequency rank
- 37147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhaftet | verkraftet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einer Haftanstalt befindend | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verkraften |
Where the eye mixes verhaftet and verkraftet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhaftet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verkraftet's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verhaftet with verkraftet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhaftet is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftət] while verkraftet is [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37147, 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]. verkraftet is at rank #32,836, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkʁaftət].
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 37147, this pair ranks #1,597,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhaftet vs verkraftet
Shared letters: aefrtv. Private to "verhaftet": h. Private to "verkraftet": k.
"verhaftet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verkraftet" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhaftet ← evrhaftet · vehraftet · verahftet · verhafett · verhafftet · verhaftett · verhaftte · verhafttet
- verkraftet ← evrkraftet · vekrraftet · verkarftet · verkkraftet · verkrafett · verkrafftet · verkraftett · verkraftte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhaftet" for "verkraftet" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhaftet" and "verkraftet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhaftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkraftet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,597,632 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhaftet" and "verkraftet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftet 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 #1,597,632 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.