Which to use
“verpasste” and “verpassten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,290
- “verpasste” frequency rank
- #24,975
- “verpassten” frequency rank
- 34265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verpasste | verpassten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verpasst |
Where the eye mixes verpasste and verpassten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verpasste with verpassten
A purely visual mix-up. verpasste ([fɛɐ̯ˈpastə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verpasste” sits inside “verpassten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verpasste is recorded at frequency rank #9,290, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpastə]. 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 34265, this pair ranks #1,667,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verpasste vs verpassten
Shared letters: aeprstv. Private to "verpasste": -. Private to "verpassten": n.
"verpasste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "verpassten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verpasste ← evrpasste · veprasste · verapsste · verpasset · verpasstte · verpaste · verpastse · verpaßte
- verpassten ← evrpassten · veprassten · verapssten · verpassetn · verpasstenn · verpasstne · verpasstten · verpasten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verpasste" and "verpassten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verpasste" or "verpassten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verpasste" 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 #1,667,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verpasste" 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 #1,667,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.