Which to use
“verhängt” is a verb and “verhängten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,819
- “verhängt” frequency rank
- #42,912
- “verhängten” frequency rank
- 55731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängt | verhängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhängen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes verhängt and verhängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhängt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verhängten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verhängt and verhängten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhängt is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt] while verhängten is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verhängt” sits inside “verhängten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55731, 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]. verhängten is at rank #42,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩].
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 55731, this pair ranks #967,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhängt vs verhängten
Shared letters: eghnrtvä. Private to "verhängt": -. Private to "verhängten": -.
"verhängt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verhängten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhängt" and "verhängten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verhängt" or "verhängten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #967,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängt" and "verhängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #967,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.