Which to use
“verehrte” and “verkehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,819
- “verehrte” frequency rank
- #6,872
- “verkehrt” frequency rank
- 28691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrte | verkehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verehrt | falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend |
Where the eye mixes verehrte and verkehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verehrte (CVCVCCCV) and verkehrt (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verehrte and verkehrt
A purely visual mix-up. verehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) and verkehrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28691, 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]. verkehrt is at rank #6,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t].
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 28691, this pair ranks #1,780,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verehrte vs verkehrt
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrte": -. Private to "verkehrt": k.
"verehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verkehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrte" for "verkehrt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verehrte" or "verkehrt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verehrte" and "verkehrt" 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 "verkehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrte" and "verkehrt" 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 #1,780,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.