Which to use
“verehrt” is an adjective and “verjährt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,445
- “verehrt” frequency rank
- #37,274
- “verjährt” frequency rank
- 51719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrt | verjährt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Eigenschaft einer Person, von der man eine sehr hohe Meinung hat oder die man bewundert | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjähren |
Where the eye mixes verehrt and verjährt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verehrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against verjährt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verehrt with verjährt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verehrt is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯t] while verjährt is [fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːɐ̯t]. 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 51719, 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]. verjährt is at rank #37,274, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːɐ̯t].
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 51719, this pair ranks #1,124,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verehrt vs verjährt
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrt": -. Private to "verjährt": jä.
"verehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "verjährt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verehrt ← evrehrt · veerhrt · verehhrt · verehrrt · verehrtt · verehtr · vererht · verhert
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrt" for "verjährt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verehrt" vs "verjährt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verehrt" and "verjährt" 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 "verjährt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrt" and "verjährt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjährt vs vermählt". 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 #1,124,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.