Which to use
“verfrüht” and “verführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,908
- “verfrüht” frequency rank
- #16,861
- “verführt” frequency rank
- 59769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfrüht | verführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verfrühen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verführen |
Where the eye mixes verfrüht and verführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verfrüht (CVCCCVCC) and verführt (CVCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verfrüht vs verführt
A purely visual mix-up. verfrüht ([fɛɐ̯ˈfʁyːt]) and verführt ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfrüht is recorded at frequency rank #42,908, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfʁyːt]. verführt is at rank #16,861, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t].
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 59769, this pair ranks #812,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verfrüht vs verführt
Shared letters: efhrtvü. Private to "verfrüht": -. Private to "verführt": -.
"verfrüht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "verführt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfrüht" and "verführt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verfrüht" or "verführt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfrüht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verführt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #812,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfrüht" and "verführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs versprüht". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #812,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.