Which to use
“verhängte” and “verhängten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,358
- “verhängte” frequency rank
- #42,912
- “verhängten” frequency rank
- 73270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängte | verhängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt |
Where the eye mixes verhängte and verhängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verhängte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verhängten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhängte vs verhängten
A purely visual mix-up. verhängte ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]) and verhängten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verhängte” sits inside “verhängten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhängte is recorded at frequency rank #30,358, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]. 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 73270, this pair ranks #364,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhängte vs verhängten
Shared letters: eghnrtvä. Private to "verhängte": -. Private to "verhängten": -.
"verhängte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verhängten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhängte" and "verhängten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhängte" or "verhängten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhängte" and "verhängten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängte" 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 #364,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängte" and "verhängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #364,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.