Which to use
“Verehrer” is a noun and “verwehren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,350
- “Verehrer” frequency rank
- #31,351
- “verwehren” frequency rank
- 54701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verehrer | verwehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der jemanden anderen (oft heimlich) liebt | nicht erlauben, nicht gestatten, verbieten, versperren; jemandem etwas nicht gewähren |
Where the eye mixes Verehrer and verwehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verehrer runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against verwehren's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verehrer vs verwehren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verehrer is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁɐ] while verwehren is [fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54701, 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]. verwehren is at rank #31,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən].
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 54701, this pair ranks #1,008,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verehrer vs verwehren
Shared letters: ehrv. Private to "Verehrer": -. Private to "verwehren": nw.
"Verehrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "verwehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verehrer" for "verwehren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verehrer" vs "verwehren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verehrer" and "verwehren" 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 "verwehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,008,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verehrer" and "verwehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwehren 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 #1,008,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.