Which to use
“verführen” and “verführt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,860
- “verführen” frequency rank
- #16,861
- “verführt” frequency rank
- 33721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verführen | verführt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort führen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verführen |
Where the eye mixes verführen and verführt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verführen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verführt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verführen and verführt
A purely visual mix-up. verführen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verführen is recorded at frequency rank #16,860, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]. 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 33721, this pair ranks #1,679,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verführen vs verführt
Shared letters: efhrvü. Private to "verführen": n. Private to "verführt": t.
"verführen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verführt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verführen" and "verführt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verführen" or "verführt" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verführen" 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 #1,679,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verführen" and "verführt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verführen vs verwahren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,679,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.