Which to use
“verheilt” and “verhielt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,539
- “verheilt” frequency rank
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- 71896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verheilt | verhielt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verheilen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten |
Where the eye mixes verheilt and verhielt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verheilt and verhielt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verheilt and verhielt
A purely visual mix-up. verheilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]) and verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verheilt is recorded at frequency rank #41,539, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]. verhielt is at rank #30,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt].
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 71896, this pair ranks #403,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verheilt vs verhielt
Shared letters: ehilrtv. Private to "verheilt": -. Private to "verhielt": -.
"verheilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verheilt" for "verhielt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verheilt" or "verhielt" 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 "verheilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhielt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verheilt" and "verhielt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs verheilt". 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 #403,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.