verharrtvsverhärtetConfusable pair

Which to use

“verharrt” and “verhärtet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,910
“verharrt” frequency rank
#49,345
“verhärtet” frequency rank
92255
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verharrt verhärtet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verharren 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhärten

Where the eye mixes verharrt and verhärtet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
verharrt
9 ch
verhärtet

Visual trap between verharrt and verhärtet

A purely visual mix-up. verharrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁt]) and verhärtet ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət]) 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 92255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verharrt is recorded at frequency rank #42,910, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁt]. verhärtet is at rank #49,345, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət].

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 92255, this pair ranks #31,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verharrt vs verhärtet

Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verharrt": a. Private to "verhärtet": ä.

"verharrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "verhärtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verharrtevrharrt · vehrarrt · verahrrt · verharrtt · verhart · verhartr · verhharrt · verhrart

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verharrt" and "verhärtet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verharrt" or "verhärtet"?
"verharrt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,910 in our German list, against #49,345 for "verhärtet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verharrt" and "verhärtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verharrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verhärtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,224 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verharrt" and "verhärtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhaftete vs verhärtet". 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 #31,224 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list