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“verführen” and “verzehren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,860
- “verführen” frequency rank
- #28,919
- “verzehren” frequency rank
- 45779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verführen | verzehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort führen | als Nahrung zu sich nehmen |
Where the eye mixes verführen and verzehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verführen and verzehren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verführen vs verzehren
A purely visual mix-up. verführen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]) and verzehren ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]) 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 45779, 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]. verzehren is at rank #28,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən].
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 45779, this pair ranks #1,341,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verführen vs verzehren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verführen": fü. Private to "verzehren": z.
"verführen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verzehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verzehren ← evrzehren · verezhren · verrzehren · verzehern · verzehhren · verzehrenn · verzehrne · verzehrren
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verführen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verzehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verführen" and "verzehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwahren vs verzehren". 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 #1,341,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.