Which to use
“verborgen” is an adjective and “verhören” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,345
- “verborgen” frequency rank
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- 54258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verborgen | verhören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufgrund der versteckten, abgelegenen Lage schwer zu erreichen oder zu finden | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen |
Where the eye mixes verborgen and verhören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verborgen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verhören's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verborgen with verhören
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verborgen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡn̩] while verhören is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verborgen is recorded at frequency rank #11,345, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡn̩]. verhören is at rank #42,913, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən].
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 54258, this pair ranks #1,025,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verborgen vs verhören
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "verborgen": bgo. Private to "verhören": hö.
"verborgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verborgen ← evrborgen · vebrorgen · verbborgen · verbogren · verboregn · verborgenn · verborggen · verborgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verborgen" and "verhören" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verborgen" or "verhören"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verborgen" and "verhören" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verborgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,025,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verborgen" and "verhören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verworren". 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 #1,025,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.