Which to use
“verehren” is a verb and “verehrte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,663
- “verehren” frequency rank
- #21,819
- “verehrte” frequency rank
- 48482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehren | verehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem mit großer Hochachtung und Bewunderung begegnen | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verehrt |
Where the eye mixes verehren and verehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verehren (CVCVCCVC) and verehrte (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verehren vs verehrte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verehren is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁən] while verehrte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verehren is recorded at frequency rank #26,663, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁən]. verehrte is at rank #21,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə].
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 48482, this pair ranks #1,246,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verehren vs verehrte
Shared letters: ehrv. Private to "verehren": n. Private to "verehrte": t.
"verehren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehren" for "verehrte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verehren" vs "verehrte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,246,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehren" and "verehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehren vs verwahren". 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 #1,246,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.