Which to use
“verhalte” is a verb and “verhängte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,909
- “verhalte” frequency rank
- #30,358
- “verhängte” frequency rank
- 59267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhalte | verhängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes verhalte and verhängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhalte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verhängte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verhalte and verhängte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhalte is [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə] while verhängte is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhalte is recorded at frequency rank #28,909, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]. verhängte is at rank #30,358, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə].
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 59267, this pair ranks #830,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhalte vs verhängte
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verhalte": al. Private to "verhängte": gnä.
"verhalte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verhängte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhalte ← evrhalte · vehralte · verahlte · verhalet · verhallte · verhaltte · verhatle · verhhalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhalte" and "verhängte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhalte" or "verhängte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhalte" and "verhängte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #830,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhalte" and "verhängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verhängte". 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 #830,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.