Which to use
“vermissen” and “verpassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,781
- “vermissen” frequency rank
- #5,127
- “verpassen” frequency rank
- 10908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermissen | verpassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | feststellen, wahrnehmen, dass jemand oder etwas fehlt | ein Ereignis nicht miterleben |
Where the eye mixes vermissen and verpassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vermissen and verpassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vermissen vs verpassen
A purely visual mix-up. vermissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩]) and verpassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈpasn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermissen is recorded at frequency rank #5,781, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩]. verpassen is at rank #5,127, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpasn̩].
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 10908, this pair ranks #1,972,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vermissen vs verpassen
Shared letters: enrsv. Private to "vermissen": im. Private to "verpassen": ap.
"vermissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verpassen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermissen" and "verpassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vermissen" or "verpassen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vermissen" and "verpassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermissen" and "verpassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpass vs verpassen". 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 #1,972,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.