Which to use
“verführen” and “vorführen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,860
- “verführen” frequency rank
- #24,189
- “vorführen” frequency rank
- 41049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verführen | vorführen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einen anderen Ort führen | einem Publikum zeigen |
Where the eye mixes verführen and vorführen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verführen and vorführen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verführen with vorführen
A purely visual mix-up. verführen ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]) and vorführen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁən]) 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 a single letter - e in “verführen” becomes o in “vorführen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41049, 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]. vorführen is at rank #24,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁən].
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 41049, this pair ranks #1,490,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verführen vs vorführen
Shared letters: efhnrvü. Private to "verführen": -. Private to "vorführen": o.
"verführen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vorführen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verführen" and "vorführen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verführen" or "vorführen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verführen" and "vorführen" 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 "vorführen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,490,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verführen" and "vorführen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorführen vs vorzuführen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,490,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.