Which to use
“verehrten” and “verfehlten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,838
- “verehrten” frequency rank
- #42,907
- “verfehlten” frequency rank
- 73745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrten | verfehlten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verfehlt |
Where the eye mixes verehrten and verfehlten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verehrten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against verfehlten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verehrten and verfehlten
A purely visual mix-up. verehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]) and verfehlten ([fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltn̩]) 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 73745, 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]. verfehlten is at rank #42,907, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfeːltn̩].
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 73745, this pair ranks #352,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verehrten vs verfehlten
Shared letters: ehnrtv. Private to "verehrten": -. Private to "verfehlten": fl.
"verehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "verfehlten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verehrten ← evrehrten · veerhrten · verehhrten · verehretn · verehrrten · verehrtenn · verehrtne · verehrtten
- verfehlten ← evrfehlten · vefrehlten · verefhlten · verfehhlten · verfehletn · verfehllten · verfehltenn · verfehltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrten" for "verfehlten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verehrten" vs "verfehlten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "verfehlten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrten" and "verfehlten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfehlten 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 #352,046 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.