photovsveraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: photo is a noun, vera is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“photo” is a noun and “vera” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,909
“photo” frequency rank
#8,302
“vera” frequency rank
22211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature photo vera
Definition Foto wahr, regelrecht

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set photo and vera apart are highlighted. They share no common letter run, the confusion here is by sound, not by sight.

5 ch
photo
4 ch
vera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: photo is anoun and veraanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

photo is recorded at frequency rank #13,909, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. vera is at rank #8,302, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].

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 22211, this pair ranks #1,876,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of photo vs vera

Shared letters: none. Private to "photo": hopt. Private to "vera": aerv.

"photo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "vera" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • photohpoto · phhoto · phoot · photto · phtoo · pohto · pphoto
  • veraevra · vear · verra · vrea · vvera

Frequency comparison

photo#13,909
vera#8,302

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "photo" and "vera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "photo" is a noun and "vera" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "photo" or "vera"?
"vera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,302 in our German list, against #13,909 for "photo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering photo vs vera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “photo”; for an adjective, it's “vera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “photo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list