Which to use
“verlangten” is an adjective and “Verwandten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,067
- “verlangten” frequency rank
- #4,948
- “Verwandten” frequency rank
- 24015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlangten | Verwandten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verlangt | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Verwandter |
Where the eye mixes verlangten and Verwandten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verlangten and Verwandten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verlangten and Verwandten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verlangten is [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩] while Verwandten is [fɛɐ̯ˈvantn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlangten is recorded at frequency rank #19,067, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]. Verwandten is at rank #4,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvantn̩].
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 24015, this pair ranks #1,853,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlangten vs Verwandten
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "verlangten": gl. Private to "Verwandten": dw.
"verlangten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "Verwandten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verlangten ← evrlangten · velrangten · veralngten · verlagnten · verlangetn · verlanggten · verlangtenn · verlangtne
- Verwandten ← evrwandten · verawndten · verrwandten · verwadnten · verwanddten · verwandetn · verwandtenn · verwandtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verlangten" and "Verwandten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verlangten" or "Verwandten"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verlangten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verwandten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verlangten" and "Verwandten" 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 #1,853,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.