Which to use
“verehrten” is an adjective and “vermehren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,838
- “verehrten” frequency rank
- #14,198
- “vermehren” frequency rank
- 45036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verehrten | vermehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt | die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden |
Where the eye mixes verehrten and vermehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verehrten (CVCVCCCVC) and vermehren (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verehrten with vermehren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verehrten is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩] while vermehren is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45036, 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]. vermehren is at rank #14,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən].
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 45036, this pair ranks #1,366,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verehrten vs vermehren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verehrten": t. Private to "vermehren": m.
"verehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "vermehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verehrten" for "vermehren" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verehrten" or "vermehren"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verehrten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verehrten" and "vermehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrten vs verehrter". 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 #1,366,598 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.