Which to use
“verehrte” and “vermehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,819
- “verehrte” frequency rank
- #27,115
- “vermehrte” frequency rank
- 48934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrte | vermehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt |
Where the eye mixes verehrte and vermehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verehrte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against vermehrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verehrte vs vermehrte
A purely visual mix-up. verehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48934, 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]. 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 48934, this pair ranks #1,230,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verehrte vs vermehrte
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrte": -. Private to "vermehrte": m.
"verehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "vermehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrte" for "vermehrte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verehrte" or "vermehrte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verehrte" and "vermehrte" 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 "vermehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,230,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrte" 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 #1,230,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.