Which to use
“verklagt” and “verträgt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,724
- “verklagt” frequency rank
- #16,036
- “verträgt” frequency rank
- 29760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verklagt | verträgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verklagen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertragen |
Where the eye mixes verklagt and verträgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verklagt with verträgt
A purely visual mix-up. verklagt ([fɛɐ̯ˈklaːkt]) and verträgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛːkt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29760, 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]. verträgt is at rank #16,036, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁɛːkt].
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 29760, this pair ranks #1,760,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verklagt vs verträgt
Shared letters: egrtv. Private to "verklagt": akl. Private to "verträgt": ä.
"verklagt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "verträgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verklagt ← evrklagt · vekrlagt · verkalgt · verkklagt · verklaggt · verklagtt · verklatg · verklgat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verklagt" and "verträgt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verklagt" or "verträgt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verklagt" and "verträgt" 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 "verträgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,760,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verklagt" and "verträgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verklagt vs verklärt". 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 #1,760,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.