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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verehrten" and "vermehrte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verehrten" vs "vermehrte" - which ranks higher?
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.