Which to use
“verjagt” and “vertagt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,340
- “verjagt” frequency rank
- #28,005
- “vertagt” frequency rank
- 60345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjagt | vertagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjagen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vertagen |
Where the eye mixes verjagt and vertagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjagt and vertagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verjagt and vertagt
A purely visual mix-up. verjagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈjaːkt]) and vertagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtaːkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - j in “verjagt” becomes t in “vertagt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60345, 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]. vertagt is at rank #28,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːkt].
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 60345, this pair ranks #790,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjagt vs vertagt
Shared letters: aegrtv. Private to "verjagt": j. Private to "vertagt": -.
"verjagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "vertagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verjagt" and "vertagt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verjagt" or "vertagt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verjagt" and "vertagt" 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 "vertagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #790,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjagt" and "vertagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjagen vs verjagt". 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 #790,462 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.