Which to use
“verlangt” is a verb and “verlangte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,368
- “verlangt” frequency rank
- #10,003
- “verlangte” frequency rank
- 12371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlangt | verlangte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlangen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verlangt and verlangte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlangt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verlangte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verlangt with verlangte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlangt is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt] while verlangte is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verlangt” sits inside “verlangte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlangt is recorded at frequency rank #2,368, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt]. 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 12371, this pair ranks #1,964,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlangt vs verlangte
Shared letters: aeglnrtv. Private to "verlangt": -. Private to "verlangte": -.
"verlangt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verlangte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlangt" and "verlangte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verlangt" or "verlangte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verlangt" and "verlangte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangt" 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 #1,964,562 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlangt" 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 #1,964,562 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.