Which to use
“verpasst” is a verb and “verpassten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,565
- “verpasst” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 27540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpasst | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verpassen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verpasst and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verpasst with verpassten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verpasst is [fɛɐ̯ˈpast] while verpassten is [fɛɐ̯ˈpastn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verpasst” sits inside “verpassten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpasst is recorded at frequency rank #2,565, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpast]. 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 27540, this pair ranks #1,800,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verpasst vs verpassten
Shared letters: aeprstv. Private to "verpasst": -. Private to "verpassten": n.
"verpasst" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpasst ← evrpasst · veprasst · verapsst · verpasstt · verpast · verpasts · verpaßt · verppasst
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verpasst" for "verpassten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verpasst" or "verpassten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verpasst" and "verpassten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasst" 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 #1,800,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpasst" 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 #1,800,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.