Which to use
“verlängerte” and “verlangte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,869
- “verlängerte” frequency rank
- #10,003
- “verlangte” frequency rank
- 26872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlängerte | verlangte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlängert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verlängerte and verlangte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlängerte runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against verlangte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlängerte and verlangte
A purely visual mix-up. verlängerte ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtə]) and verlangte ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlängerte is recorded at frequency rank #16,869, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɛŋɐtə]. verlangte is at rank #10,003, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə].
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 26872, this pair ranks #1,811,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlängerte vs verlangte
Shared letters: eglnrtv. Private to "verlängerte": ä. Private to "verlangte": a.
"verlängerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "verlangte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangte ← evrlangte · velrangte · veralngte · verlagnte · verlanget · verlanggte · verlangtte · verlanngte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verlängerte" for "verlangte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verlängerte" or "verlangte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlängerte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,811,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlängerte" and "verlangte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verlangte". 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 #1,811,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.