Which to use
“verführen” and “vermehren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,860
- “verführen” frequency rank
- #14,198
- “vermehren” frequency rank
- 31058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verführen | vermehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort führen | die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden |
Where the eye mixes verführen and vermehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verführen and vermehren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verführen and vermehren
A purely visual mix-up. verführen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]) and vermehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31058, 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]. vermehren is at rank #14,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən].
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 31058, this pair ranks #1,735,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verführen vs vermehren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verführen": fü. Private to "vermehren": m.
"verführen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vermehren ← evrmehren · vemrehren · veremhren · vermehern · vermehhren · vermehrenn · vermehrne · vermehrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verführen" for "vermehren" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verführen" or "vermehren" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verführen" and "vermehren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verführen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,735,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verführen" and "vermehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verführen vs verwahren". 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 #1,735,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.