Which to use
“verhaftete” is an adjective and “verhärtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,015
- “verhaftete” frequency rank
- #49,345
- “verhärtet” frequency rank
- 94360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhaftete | verhärtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhaftet | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhärten |
Where the eye mixes verhaftete and verhärtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verhaftete with verhärtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhaftete is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətə] while verhärtet is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət]. 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 94360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhaftete is recorded at frequency rank #45,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftətə]. verhärtet is at rank #49,345, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət].
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 94360, this pair ranks #17,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhaftete vs verhärtet
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verhaftete": af. Private to "verhärtet": ä.
"verhaftete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verhärtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhaftete ← evrhaftete · vehraftete · verahftete · verhafette · verhafftete · verhafteet · verhaftette · verhafttee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhaftete" for "verhärtet" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "verhaftete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhärtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhaftete" and "verhärtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verharrt 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 #17,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.