Which to use
“verhasst” is an adjective and “verpasse” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,911
- “verhasst” frequency rank
- #24,181
- “verpasse” frequency rank
- 67092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhasst | verpasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpassen |
Where the eye mixes verhasst and verpasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhasst (CVCCVCCC) and verpasse (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verhasst vs verpasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhasst is [fɛɐ̯ˈhast] while verpasse is [fɛɐ̯ˈpasə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67092, 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]. verpasse is at rank #24,181, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpasə].
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 67092, this pair ranks #551,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhasst vs verpasse
Shared letters: aersv. Private to "verhasst": ht. Private to "verpasse": p.
"verhasst" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verpasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhasst" and "verpasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verhasst" or "verpasse" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #551,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhasst" and "verpasse" 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 #551,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.