Which to use
“verpasse” is a verb and “verpassten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,181
- “verpasse” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 49156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpasse | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verpassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verpasse and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verpasse runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against verpassten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verpasse vs verpassten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verpasse is [fɛɐ̯ˈpasə] while verpassten is [fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpasse is recorded at frequency rank #24,181, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpasə]. 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 49156, this pair ranks #1,222,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verpasse vs verpassten
Shared letters: aeprsv. Private to "verpasse": -. Private to "verpassten": nt.
"verpasse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpasse ← evrpasse · veprasse · verapsse · verpase · verpases · verpaße · verppasse · verpsase
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verpasse" for "verpassten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verpasse" vs "verpassten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasse" 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 #1,222,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpasse" and "verpassten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verpasse vs Vorkasse". 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 #1,222,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.