Which to use
“verlängern” is a verb and “verlangten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,289
- “verlängern” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- 28356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlängern | verlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas (räumlich) länger machen; die (räumliche) Ausdehnung von etwas erhöhen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verlängern and verlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlängern (CVCCVCCVCC) and verlangten (CVCCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verlängern and verlangten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlängern is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn] while verlangten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlängern is recorded at frequency rank #9,289, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐn]. verlangten is at rank #19,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩].
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 28356, this pair ranks #1,786,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlängern vs verlangten
Shared letters: eglnrv. Private to "verlängern": ä. Private to "verlangten": at.
"verlängern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlängern" and "verlangten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlängern" vs "verlangten" - 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 "verlängern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlängern" and "verlangten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verlangten". 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 #1,786,241 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.