Which to use
“verhasst” and “verhassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,911
- “verhasst” frequency rank
- #43,582
- “verhassten” frequency rank
- 86493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhasst | verhassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verhasst |
Where the eye mixes verhasst and verhassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verhasst vs verhassten
A purely visual mix-up. verhasst ([fɛɐ̯ˈhast]) and verhassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verhasst” sits inside “verhassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhasst is recorded at frequency rank #42,911, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhast]. verhassten is at rank #43,582, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩].
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 86493, this pair ranks #93,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhasst vs verhassten
Shared letters: aehrstv. Private to "verhasst": -. Private to "verhassten": n.
"verhasst" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verhassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhasst ← evrhasst · vehrasst · verahsst · verhasstt · verhast · verhasts · verhaßt · verhhasst
- verhassten ← evrhassten · vehrassten · verahssten · verhassetn · verhasstenn · verhasstne · verhasstten · verhasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhasst" and "verhassten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verhasst" or "verhassten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhasst" and "verhassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhasst vs verpass". 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 #93,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.