Which to use
“Verehrer” is a noun and “verehrten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,350
- “Verehrer” frequency rank
- #30,838
- “verehrten” frequency rank
- 54188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verehrer | verehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der jemanden anderen (oft heimlich) liebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt |
Where the eye mixes Verehrer and verehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verehrer runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against verehrten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Verehrer and verehrten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verehrer is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁɐ] while verehrten is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verehrer is recorded at frequency rank #23,350, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁɐ]. verehrten is at rank #30,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 54188, this pair ranks #1,028,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verehrer vs verehrten
Shared letters: ehrv. Private to "Verehrer": -. Private to "verehrten": nt.
"Verehrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verehrer" and "verehrten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Verehrer" or "verehrten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verehrer" and "verehrten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verehrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,028,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verehrer" and "verehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrten vs verehrter". 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 #1,028,705 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.