Which to use
“verehrten” and “verehrter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,838
- “verehrten” frequency rank
- #46,366
- “verehrter” frequency rank
- 77204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrten | verehrter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt |
Where the eye mixes verehrten and verehrter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verehrten and verehrter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verehrten vs verehrter
A purely visual mix-up. verehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “verehrten” becomes r in “verehrter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verehrten is recorded at frequency rank #30,838, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 77204, this pair ranks #266,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verehrten vs verehrter
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrten": n. Private to "verehrter": -.
"verehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "verehrter" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verehrten" and "verehrter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verehrten" vs "verehrter" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrten" 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 #266,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrten" 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 #266,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.