Which to use
“verweigern” is a verb and “verweigerten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,293
- “verweigern” frequency rank
- #36,711
- “verweigerten” frequency rank
- 46004
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweigern | verweigerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas nicht zulassen; eine starrsinnige Haltung einnehmen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verweigert |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verweigern and verweigerten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
verweigern and verweigerten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46004, 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]. verweigerten is at rank #36,711, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩].
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 46004, this pair ranks #1,333,774 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering verweigern vs verweigerten
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- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verweigern”; for an adjective, it's “verweigerten”.
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