Which to use
“verehren” and “verhören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,663
- “verehren” frequency rank
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- 69576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehren | verhören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem mit großer Hochachtung und Bewunderung begegnen | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen |
Where the eye mixes verehren and verhören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verehren (CVCVCCVC) and verhören (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verehren and verhören
A purely visual mix-up. verehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁən]) and verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69576, 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]. 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 69576, this pair ranks #472,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verehren vs verhören
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verehren": -. Private to "verhören": ö.
"verehren" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verehren ← evrehren · veerhren · verehern · verehhren · verehrenn · verehrne · verehrren · vererhen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verehren" and "verhören" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verehren" or "verhören"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verehren" 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 #472,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehren" 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 #472,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.