Which to use
“verhassten” and “verpasste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,582
- “verhassten” frequency rank
- #9,290
- “verpasste” frequency rank
- 52872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhassten | verpasste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verhasst | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verhassten and verpasste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhassten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against verpasste's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verhassten and verpasste
A purely visual mix-up. verhassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]) 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 52872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhassten is recorded at frequency rank #43,582, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]. 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 52872, this pair ranks #1,079,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhassten vs verpasste
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "verhassten": hn. Private to "verpasste": p.
"verhassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verpasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhassten ← evrhassten · vehrassten · verahssten · verhassetn · verhasstenn · verhasstne · verhasstten · verhasten
- verpasste ← evrpasste · veprasste · verapsste · verpasset · verpasstte · verpaste · verpastse · verpaßte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhassten" for "verpasste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verhassten" or "verpasste"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhassten" 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 #1,079,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhassten" and "verpasste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhängten vs verhassten". 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 #1,079,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.