Which to use
“verhängt” is a verb and “verhängte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,819
- “verhängt” frequency rank
- #30,358
- “verhängte” frequency rank
- 43177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängt | verhängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhängen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes verhängt and verhängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhängt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verhängte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verhängt and verhängte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhängt is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt] while verhängte is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verhängt” sits inside “verhängte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhängt is recorded at frequency rank #12,819, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]. 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 43177, this pair ranks #1,426,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhängt vs verhängte
Shared letters: eghnrtvä. Private to "verhängt": -. Private to "verhängte": -.
"verhängt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verhängte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhängt" for "verhängte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verhängt" or "verhängte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhängt" and "verhängte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängt" 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 #1,426,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängt" and "verhängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verhängte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,426,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.