Which to use
“verheilt” and “verhilft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,539
- “verheilt” frequency rank
- #35,519
- “verhilft” frequency rank
- 77058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verheilt | verhilft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verheilen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhelfen |
Where the eye mixes verheilt and verhilft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verheilt (CVCCVVCC) and verhilft (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verheilt and verhilft
A purely visual mix-up. verheilt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯lt]) and verhilft ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɪlft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77058, 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]. verhilft is at rank #35,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪlft].
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 77058, this pair ranks #269,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verheilt vs verhilft
Shared letters: ehilrtv. Private to "verheilt": -. Private to "verhilft": f.
"verheilt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verhilft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verheilt" and "verhilft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verheilt" vs "verhilft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verheilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhilft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verheilt" and "verhilft" 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 #269,475 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.