Which to use
“verjagt” is a verb and “versagte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,340
- “verjagt” frequency rank
- #34,442
- “versagte” frequency rank
- 66782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagt | versagte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjagen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt |
Where the eye mixes verjagt and versagte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verjagt and versagte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verjagt is [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt] while versagte is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verjagt is recorded at frequency rank #32,340, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]. versagte is at rank #34,442, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə].
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 66782, this pair ranks #561,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjagt vs versagte
Shared letters: aegrtv. Private to "verjagt": j. Private to "versagte": s.
"verjagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "versagte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verjagt" and "versagte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verjagt" or "versagte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verjagt" and "versagte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verjagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versagte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #561,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagt" and "versagte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versagte vs versäumte". 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 #561,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.