Which to use
“Verhaftung” and “Verwaltung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,961
- “Verhaftung” frequency rank
- #1,683
- “Verwaltung” frequency rank
- 12644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verhaftung | Verwaltung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vollzug eines Haftbefehls, Führung in Polizeigewahrsam | Organisation der Abläufe in Betrieben und anderen öffentlichen oder privaten Institutionen sowie deren Durchführung |
Where the eye mixes Verhaftung and Verwaltung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verhaftung and Verwaltung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verhaftung with Verwaltung
A purely visual mix-up. Verhaftung ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaftʊŋ]) and Verwaltung ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verhaftung is recorded at frequency rank #10,961, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaftʊŋ]. Verwaltung is at rank #1,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ].
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 12644, this pair ranks #1,962,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verhaftung vs Verwaltung
Shared letters: aegnrtuv. Private to "Verhaftung": fh. Private to "Verwaltung": lw.
"Verhaftung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verwaltung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verhaftung ← evrhaftung · vehraftung · verahftung · verhafftung · verhaftnug · verhafttung · verhaftugn · verhaftungg
- Verwaltung ← evrwaltung · verawltung · verrwaltung · verwalltung · verwaltnug · verwalttung · verwaltugn · verwaltungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verhaftung" for "Verwaltung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verhaftung" or "Verwaltung"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verhaftung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verwaltung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verhaftung" and "Verwaltung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verhaftung vs Verhängung". 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 #1,962,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.