verehrtvsvermehrteConfusable pair

Which to use

“verehrt” and “vermehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,445
“verehrt” frequency rank
#27,115
“vermehrte” frequency rank
41560
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verehrt vermehrte
Definition die Eigenschaft einer Person, von der man eine sehr hohe Meinung hat oder die man bewundert Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt

Where the eye mixes verehrt and vermehrte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verehrt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against vermehrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
verehrt
9 ch
vermehrte

Why the eye confuses verehrt with vermehrte

A purely visual mix-up. verehrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯t]) and vermehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41560, 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]. vermehrte is at rank #27,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə].

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 41560, this pair ranks #1,475,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verehrt vs vermehrte

Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrt": -. Private to "vermehrte": m.

"verehrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "vermehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verehrt ← evrehrt · veerhrt · verehhrt · verehrrt · verehrtt · verehtr · vererht · verhert
  • vermehrte ← evrmehrte · vemrehrte · veremhrte · vermehhrte · vermehret · vermehrrte · vermehrtte · vermehtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verehrt" and "vermehrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯t] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verehrt" or "vermehrte" show up more?
"verehrt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,445 in our German list, against #27,115 for "vermehrte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "verehrt" and "vermehrte" 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 "vermehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,475,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verehrt" and "vermehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs vermehrte". 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 #1,475,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list