Which to use
“verhungern” and “verlängern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,723
- “verhungern” frequency rank
- #9,289
- “verlängern” frequency rank
- 23012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhungern | verlängern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufgrund von Nahrungsmangel sterben | etwas (räumlich) länger machen; die (räumliche) Ausdehnung von etwas erhöhen |
Where the eye mixes verhungern and verlängern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verhungern and verlängern follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verhungern vs verlängern
A purely visual mix-up. verhungern ([fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]) and verlängern ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn]) 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 23012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhungern is recorded at frequency rank #13,723, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhʊŋɐn]. verlängern is at rank #9,289, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn].
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 23012, this pair ranks #1,866,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhungern vs verlängern
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verhungern": hu. Private to "verlängern": lä.
"verhungern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verlängern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verhungern ← evrhungern · vehrungern · verhhungern · verhnugern · verhugnern · verhunegrn · verhungenr · verhungernn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhungern" and "verlängern" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verhungern" vs "verlängern" - 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 "verhungern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,866,874 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhungern" and "verlängern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhungern vs verwundern". 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 #1,866,874 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.