Which to use
“verlangt” is a verb and “verlangten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,368
- “verlangt” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- 21435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlangt | verlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verlangen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verlangt and verlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlangt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verlangten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlangt and verlangten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlangt is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋt] while verlangten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verlangt” sits inside “verlangten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21435, 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]. 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 21435, this pair ranks #1,886,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlangt vs verlangten
Shared letters: aeglnrtv. Private to "verlangt": -. Private to "verlangten": -.
"verlangt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangt ← evrlangt · velrangt · veralngt · verlagnt · verlanggt · verlangtt · verlanngt · verlantg
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlangt" and "verlangten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlangt" vs "verlangten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verlangt" and "verlangten" 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 "verlangten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,286 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlangt" 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 #1,886,286 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.