Which to use
“verzog” and “verzogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,700
- “verzog” frequency rank
- #27,555
- “verzogen” frequency rank
- 67255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzog | verzogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verziehen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verziehen |
Where the eye mixes verzog and verzogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verzog runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against verzogen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verzog vs verzogen
A purely visual mix-up. verzog ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːk]) and verzogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verzog” sits inside “verzogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzog is recorded at frequency rank #39,700, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːk]. verzogen is at rank #27,555, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡soːɡn̩].
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 67255, this pair ranks #546,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verzog vs verzogen
Shared letters: egorvz. Private to "verzog": -. Private to "verzogen": n.
"verzog" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verzogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verzog" and "verzogen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verzog" vs "verzogen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verzog" and "verzogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verzog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #546,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzog" and "verzogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vero vs verzog". 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 #546,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.