Which to use
“verlangte” and “verlangten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,003
- “verlangte” frequency rank
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- 29070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlangte | verlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt |
Where the eye mixes verlangte and verlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verlangte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against verlangten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verlangte and verlangten
A purely visual mix-up. verlangte ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) and verlangten ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verlangte” sits inside “verlangten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlangte is recorded at frequency rank #10,003, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]. 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 29070, this pair ranks #1,773,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlangte vs verlangten
Shared letters: aeglnrtv. Private to "verlangte": -. Private to "verlangten": -.
"verlangte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangte ← evrlangte · velrangte · veralngte · verlagnte · verlanget · verlanggte · verlangtte · verlanngte
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verlangte" and "verlangten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verlangte" vs "verlangten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangte" 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 #1,773,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlangte" 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 #1,773,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.