Which to use
“verehrte” and “verfehlte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,819
- “verehrte” frequency rank
- #21,111
- “verfehlte” frequency rank
- 42930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrte | verfehlte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt |
Where the eye mixes verehrte and verfehlte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verehrte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against verfehlte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verehrte vs verfehlte
A purely visual mix-up. verehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) and verfehlte ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42930, 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]. verfehlte is at rank #21,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltə].
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 42930, this pair ranks #1,433,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verehrte vs verfehlte
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrte": -. Private to "verfehlte": fl.
"verehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verfehlte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verehrte" and "verfehlte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verehrte" or "verfehlte" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "verfehlte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,433,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrte" and "verfehlte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrte vs verirrte". 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 #1,433,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.