Which to use
“verhasst” and “verpasste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,911
- “verhasst” frequency rank
- #9,290
- “verpasste” frequency rank
- 52201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhasst | verpasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr ungeliebt, bei jemandem großen Widerwillen erregend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verhasst and verpasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verhasst runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verpasste's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verhasst with verpasste
A purely visual mix-up. verhasst ([fɛɐ̯ˈhast]) and verpasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈpastə]) 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 52201, 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]. verpasste is at rank #9,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastə].
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 52201, this pair ranks #1,106,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhasst vs verpasste
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "verhasst": h. Private to "verpasste": p.
"verhasst" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verpasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhasst" and "verpasste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verhasst" vs "verpasste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhasst" and "verpasste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhasst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,106,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhasst" and "verpasste" 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 #1,106,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.