Which to use
“verhängte” and “verlangten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,358
- “verhängte” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- 49425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängte | verlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verhängte and verlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verhängte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verlangten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verhängte with verlangten
A purely visual mix-up. verhängte ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtə]) and verlangten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49425, 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]. verlangten is at rank #19,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩].
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 49425, this pair ranks #1,212,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhängte vs verlangten
Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verhängte": hä. Private to "verlangten": al.
"verhängte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhängte" for "verlangten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhängte" vs "verlangten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhängte" and "verlangten" 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 "verlangten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,212,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängte" and "verlangten" 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 #1,212,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.