Which to use
“verehrte” and “verirrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,819
- “verehrte” frequency rank
- #47,815
- “verirrte” frequency rank
- 69634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrte | verirrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verirrt |
Where the eye mixes verehrte and verirrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verehrte and verirrte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verehrte and verirrte
A purely visual mix-up. verehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) and verirrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69634, 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]. verirrte is at rank #47,815, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁtə].
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 69634, this pair ranks #470,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verehrte vs verirrte
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verehrte": h. Private to "verirrte": i.
"verehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verirrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrte" for "verirrte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verehrte" vs "verirrte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verehrte" and "verirrte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verirrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #470,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrte" and "verirrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verirrte vs verwirrter". 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 #470,617 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.