Which to use
“Verein” and “Verweis” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #870
- “Verein” frequency rank
- #10,393
- “Verweis” frequency rank
- 11263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verein | Verweis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Organisation von Menschen mit einem gemeinsamen Ziel oder gemeinsamen Interessen | Referenz auf etwas; Hinweis auf etwas anderes |
Where the eye mixes Verein and Verweis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Verein vs Verweis
A purely visual mix-up. Verein ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯n]) and Verweis ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s]) 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 11263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verein is recorded at frequency rank #870, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯n]. Verweis is at rank #10,393, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s].
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 11263, this pair ranks #1,970,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verein vs Verweis
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "Verein": n. Private to "Verweis": sw.
"Verein" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "Verweis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verein" for "Verweis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verein" or "Verweis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verein" and "Verweis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verweis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verein" and "Verweis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verweht vs Verweis". 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 #1,970,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.