Which to use
“verhassten” and “verpassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,582
- “verhassten” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 68557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhassten | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verhasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verhassten and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verhassten and verpassten
A purely visual mix-up. verhassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈhastn̩]) and verpassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩]) 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 a single letter - h in “verhassten” becomes p in “verpassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68557, 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]. verpassten is at rank #24,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩].
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 68557, this pair ranks #504,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhassten vs verpassten
Shared letters: aenrstv. Private to "verhassten": h. Private to "verpassten": p.
"verhassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhassten ← evrhassten · vehrassten · verahssten · verhassetn · verhasstenn · verhasstne · verhasstten · verhasten
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhassten" for "verpassten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhassten" vs "verpassten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verhassten" and "verpassten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhassten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #504,017 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhassten" and "verpassten" 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 #504,017 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.