Which to use
“verhielt” and “verzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,357
- “verhielt” frequency rank
- #36,100
- “verzieht” frequency rank
- 66457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhielt | verzieht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen |
Where the eye mixes verhielt and verzieht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhielt and verzieht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verhielt and verzieht
A purely visual mix-up. verhielt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]) and verzieht ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]) 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 66457, 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]. verzieht is at rank #36,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt].
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 66457, this pair ranks #572,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhielt vs verzieht
Shared letters: ehirtv. Private to "verhielt": l. Private to "verzieht": z.
"verhielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhielt" for "verzieht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verhielt" vs "verzieht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhielt" and "verzieht" 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 "verzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #572,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhielt" and "verzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verzieht". 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 #572,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.