Which to use
“verweigert” is a verb and “verweigerte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,873
- “verweigert” frequency rank
- #19,440
- “verweigerte” frequency rank
- 26313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweigert | verweigerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verweigern | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verweigert |
Where the eye mixes verweigert and verweigerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verweigert runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against verweigerte's 11 (CVCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verweigert and verweigerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verweigert is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt] while verweigerte is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verweigert” sits inside “verweigerte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verweigert is recorded at frequency rank #6,873, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐt]. verweigerte is at rank #19,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡɐtə].
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 26313, this pair ranks #1,820,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verweigert vs verweigerte
Shared letters: egirtvw. Private to "verweigert": -. Private to "verweigerte": -.
"verweigert" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "verweigerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verweigert ← evrweigert · verewigert · verrweigert · verwegiert · verweiegrt · verweigerrt · verweigertt · verweigetr
- verweigerte ← evrweigerte · verewigerte · verrweigerte · verwegierte · verweiegrte · verweigeret · verweigerrte · verweigertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verweigert" and "verweigerte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verweigert" or "verweigerte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verweigert" and "verweigerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verweigert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweigerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,820,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verweigert" and "verweigerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verweigerte vs verweigerten". 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 #1,820,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.