Which to use
“verstopft” and “verstört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,952
- “verstopft” frequency rank
- #22,198
- “verstört” frequency rank
- 45150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verstopft | verstört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | den Durchfluss von etwas behindernd (beispielsweise Abwasser, Blut, Luft) | (nicht krankhaft) seelisch oder geistig verwirrt (meist plötzlich und für kurze Zeit) |
Where the eye mixes verstopft and verstört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verstopft and verstört
A purely visual mix-up. verstopft ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔp͡ft]) and verstört ([fɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verstopft is recorded at frequency rank #22,952, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɔp͡ft]. verstört is at rank #22,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtøːɐ̯t].
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 45150, this pair ranks #1,362,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verstopft vs verstört
Shared letters: erstv. Private to "verstopft": fop. Private to "verstört": ö.
"verstopft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verstört" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verstopft ← evrstopft · verrstopft · versotpft · versstopft · verstofpt · verstopfft · verstopftt · verstoppft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verstopft" and "verstört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verstopft" or "verstört" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verstopft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verstört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verstopft" and "verstört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verstopfen vs verstopft". 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 #1,362,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.