Which to use
“verweigern” and “verweigert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,293
- “verweigern” frequency rank
- #6,873
- “verweigert” frequency rank
- 16166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweigern | verweigert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas nicht zulassen; eine starrsinnige Haltung einnehmen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verweigern |
Where the eye mixes verweigern and verweigert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verweigern and verweigert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verweigern and verweigert
A purely visual mix-up. verweigern ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn]) and verweigert ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “verweigern” becomes t in “verweigert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verweigern is recorded at frequency rank #9,293, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐn]. verweigert is at rank #6,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt].
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 16166, this pair ranks #1,938,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verweigern vs verweigert
Shared letters: egirvw. Private to "verweigern": n. Private to "verweigert": t.
"verweigern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "verweigert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verweigern ← evrweigern · verewigern · verrweigern · verwegiern · verweiegrn · verweigenr · verweigernn · verweigerrn
- verweigert ← evrweigert · verewigert · verrweigert · verwegiert · verweiegrt · verweigerrt · verweigertt · verweigetr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verweigern" and "verweigert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verweigern" or "verweigert" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verweigern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweigert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verweigern" and "verweigert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfeinern vs verweigern". 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 #1,938,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.