verklagtvsverklärtTell them apart

Which to use

“verklagt” and “verklärt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,724
“verklagt” frequency rank
#45,657
“verklärt” frequency rank
59381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verklagt verklärt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verklagen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verklären

Where the eye mixes verklagt and verklärt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verklagt and verklärt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
verklagt
8 ch
verklärt

Look-alike desk: verklagt vs verklärt

A purely visual mix-up. verklagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaːkt]) and verklärt ([fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]) 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 59381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verklagt is recorded at frequency rank #13,724, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklaːkt]. verklärt is at rank #45,657, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t].

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 59381, this pair ranks #826,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verklagt vs verklärt

Shared letters: eklrtv. Private to "verklagt": ag. Private to "verklärt": ä.

"verklagt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC  ·  "verklärt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verklagtevrklagt · vekrlagt · verkalgt · verkklagt · verklaggt · verklagtt · verklatg · verklgat

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verklagt" and "verklärt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaːkt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verklagt" vs "verklärt" - which ranks higher?
"verklagt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,724 in our German list, against #45,657 for "verklärt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verklagt" and "verklärt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verklagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verklärt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #826,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verklagt" and "verklärt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verklärt vs versklavt". 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 #826,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list