verehrtenvsverkehrtenWhich spelling fits?

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“verehrten” and “verkehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,838
“verehrten” frequency rank
#35,520
“verkehrten” frequency rank
66358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verehrten verkehrten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt

Where the eye mixes verehrten and verkehrten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verehrten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against verkehrten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verehrten
10 ch
verkehrten

Look-alike desk: verehrten vs verkehrten

A purely visual mix-up. verehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]) and verkehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 66358, 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]. verkehrten is at rank #35,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩].

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 66358, this pair ranks #576,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verehrten vs verkehrten

Shared letters: ehnrtv. Private to "verehrten": -. Private to "verkehrten": k.

"verehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "verkehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verehrten ← evrehrten · veerhrten · verehhrten · verehretn · verehrrten · verehrtenn · verehrtne · verehrtten
  • verkehrten ← evrkehrten · vekrehrten · verekhrten · verkehhrten · verkehretn · verkehrrten · verkehrtenn · verkehrtne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verehrten" for "verkehrten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verehrten" or "verkehrten"?
"verehrten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,838 in our German list, against #35,520 for "verkehrten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verehrten" and "verkehrten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verehrten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verkehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #576,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verehrten" and "verkehrten" 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 #576,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list