Which to use
“verhängten” and “verlangten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,912
- “verhängten” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- 61979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhängten | verlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verhängt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verhängten and verlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhängten and verlangten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verhängten with verlangten
A purely visual mix-up. verhängten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋtn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61979, 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]. 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 61979, this pair ranks #729,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhängten vs verlangten
Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verhängten": hä. Private to "verlangten": al.
"verhängten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhängten" and "verlangten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhängten" or "verlangten"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "verhängten" 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 #729,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhängten" and "verlangten" 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 #729,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.