Which to use
“verhängen” and “verharren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,545
- “verhängen” frequency rank
- #34,434
- “verharren” frequency rank
- 61979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängen | verharren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas mit einem Tuch oder dergleichen zuhängen, verbergen | seinen Zustand / seine Stellung nicht ändern |
Where the eye mixes verhängen and verharren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhängen and verharren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verhängen vs verharren
A purely visual mix-up. verhängen ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋən]) and verharren ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]) 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 61979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhängen is recorded at frequency rank #27,545, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋən]. verharren is at rank #34,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən].
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 61979, this pair ranks #729,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhängen vs verharren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verhängen": gä. Private to "verharren": a.
"verhängen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verharren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verharren ← evrharren · vehrarren · verahrren · verharen · verharern · verharrenn · verharrne · verhharren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhängen" and "verharren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhängen" or "verharren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhängen" and "verharren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verharren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #729,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängen" and "verharren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verharren vs verworren". 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 #729,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.