Which to use
“verehrte” and “verehrter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,819
- “verehrte” frequency rank
- #46,366
- “verehrter” frequency rank
- 68185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrte | verehrter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verehrt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt |
Where the eye mixes verehrte and verehrter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verehrte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against verehrter's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verehrte with verehrter
A purely visual mix-up. verehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) and verehrter ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tɐ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “verehrte” sits inside “verehrter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verehrte is recorded at frequency rank #21,819, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]. 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 68185, this pair ranks #515,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verehrte vs verehrter
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrte": -. Private to "verehrter": -.
"verehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verehrter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verehrte" and "verehrter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verehrte" vs "verehrter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrte" 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 #515,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrte" 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 #515,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.