verehrtenvsvermehrteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,838
“verehrten” frequency rank
#27,115
“vermehrte” frequency rank
57953
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verehrten vermehrte
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verehrt Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt

Where the eye mixes verehrten and vermehrte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verehrten (CVCVCCCVC) and vermehrte (CVCCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
verehrten
9 ch
vermehrte

Visual trap between verehrten and vermehrte

A purely visual mix-up. verehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57953, 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]. 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 57953, this pair ranks #881,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verehrten vs vermehrte

Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verehrten": n. Private to "vermehrte": m.

"verehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "vermehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verehrtenevrehrten · veerhrten · verehhrten · verehretn · verehrrten · verehrtenn · verehrtne · verehrtten
  • vermehrteevrmehrte · vemrehrte · veremhrte · vermehhrte · vermehret · vermehrrte · vermehrtte · vermehtre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verehrten" and "vermehrte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verehrten" vs "vermehrte" - which ranks higher?
"vermehrte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,115 in our German list, against #30,838 for "verehrten". 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 "vermehrte" 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 "vermehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #881,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verehrten" and "vermehrte" 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 #881,391 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