Which to use
“Verehrer” is a noun and “verehrter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,350
- “Verehrer” frequency rank
- #46,366
- “verehrter” frequency rank
- 69716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verehrer | verehrter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der jemanden anderen (oft heimlich) liebt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt |
Where the eye mixes Verehrer and verehrter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verehrer runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against verehrter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verehrer vs verehrter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verehrer is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁɐ] while verehrter is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tɐ]. 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 69716, 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]. verehrter is at rank #46,366, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tɐ].
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 69716, this pair ranks #468,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Verehrer vs verehrter
Shared letters: ehrv. Private to "Verehrer": -. Private to "verehrter": t.
"Verehrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verehrter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verehrer" and "verehrter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Verehrer" or "verehrter"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Verehrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #468,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verehrer" and "verehrter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs verkehrten". 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 #468,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.