Which to use
“verhält” and “verjagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,480
- “verhält” frequency rank
- #32,340
- “verjagt” frequency rank
- 38820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhält | verjagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjagen |
Where the eye mixes verhält and verjagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verhält and verjagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verhält and verjagt
A purely visual mix-up. verhält ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]) and verjagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhält is recorded at frequency rank #6,480, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]. verjagt is at rank #32,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt].
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 38820, this pair ranks #1,553,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhält vs verjagt
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verhält": hlä. Private to "verjagt": agj.
"verhält" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verjagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verjagt ← evrjagt · vejragt · verajgt · verjaggt · verjagtt · verjatg · verjgat · verjjagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhält" for "verjagt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhält" vs "verjagt" - 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 "verhält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,553,723 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhält" and "verjagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verjagt". 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 #1,553,723 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.