Which to use
“vermissten” and “verpassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,449
- “vermissten” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 42424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermissten | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs vermisst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes vermissten and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vermissten vs verpassten
A purely visual mix-up. vermissten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstn̩]) and verpassten ([fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩]) 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 42424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermissten is recorded at frequency rank #17,449, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪstn̩]. verpassten is at rank #24,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩].
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 42424, this pair ranks #1,449,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vermissten vs verpassten
Shared letters: enrstv. Private to "vermissten": im. Private to "verpassten": ap.
"vermissten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermissten ← evrmissten · vemrissten · verimssten · vermissetn · vermisstenn · vermisstne · vermisstten · vermisten
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermissten" and "verpassten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vermissten" or "verpassten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vermissten" and "verpassten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermissten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpassten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,449,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermissten" and "verpassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhassten vs verpassten". 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 #1,449,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.