Which to use
“verehrt” is an adjective and “verfehlt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,445
- “verehrt” frequency rank
- #10,001
- “verfehlt” frequency rank
- 24446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrt | verfehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Eigenschaft einer Person, von der man eine sehr hohe Meinung hat oder die man bewundert | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfehlen |
Where the eye mixes verehrt and verfehlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verehrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against verfehlt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verehrt and verfehlt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verehrt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯t] while verfehlt is [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verehrt is recorded at frequency rank #14,445, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯t]. verfehlt is at rank #10,001, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːlt].
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 24446, this pair ranks #1,847,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verehrt vs verfehlt
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrt": -. Private to "verfehlt": fl.
"verehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "verfehlt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrt" for "verfehlt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verehrt" vs "verfehlt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verehrt" and "verfehlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfehlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,847,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrt" and "verfehlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrt 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 #1,847,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.