Which to use
“verhielt” and “verhilft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- #35,519
- “verhilft” frequency rank
- 65876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhielt | verhilft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhelfen |
Where the eye mixes verhielt and verhilft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verhielt with verhilft
A purely visual mix-up. verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhielt is recorded at frequency rank #30,357, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]. 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 65876, this pair ranks #592,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhielt vs verhilft
Shared letters: ehilrtv. Private to "verhielt": -. Private to "verhilft": f.
"verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verhilft" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhielt" and "verhilft" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verhielt" or "verhilft" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhielt" and "verhilft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhielt" 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 #592,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhielt" and "verhilft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhilft vs verhüllt". 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 #592,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.