Which to use
“verhängten” is an adjective and “Verlangen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,912
- “verhängten” frequency rank
- #2,272
- “Verlangen” frequency rank
- 45184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängten | Verlangen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt | stark ausgeprägter Wunsch; körperlicher, seelischer, geistiger Drang, einen empfundenen Mangel auszugleichen |
Where the eye mixes verhängten and Verlangen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verhängten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against Verlangen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhängten vs Verlangen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhängten is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩] while Verlangen is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhängten is recorded at frequency rank #42,912, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩]. Verlangen is at rank #2,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋən].
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 45184, this pair ranks #1,361,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhängten vs Verlangen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verhängten": htä. Private to "Verlangen": al.
"verhängten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "Verlangen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verlangen ← evrlangen · velrangen · veralngen · verlagnen · verlanegn · verlangenn · verlanggen · verlangne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhängten" for "Verlangen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhängten" vs "Verlangen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verhängten" and "Verlangen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verlangen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,361,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängten" and "Verlangen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". 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 #1,361,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.