Which to use
“verführt” is a verb and “Vorfahrt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,861
- “verführt” frequency rank
- #19,444
- “Vorfahrt” frequency rank
- 36305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verführt | Vorfahrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verführen | Recht, bei sich kreuzenden Verkehrswegen seine Fahrt als Erster fortzusetzen |
Where the eye mixes verführt and Vorfahrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verführt and Vorfahrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verführt with Vorfahrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verführt is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t] while Vorfahrt is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verführt is recorded at frequency rank #16,861, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːɐ̯t]. Vorfahrt is at rank #19,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯t].
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 36305, this pair ranks #1,618,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verführt vs Vorfahrt
Shared letters: fhrtv. Private to "verführt": eü. Private to "Vorfahrt": ao.
"verführt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "Vorfahrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vorfahrt ← ovrfahrt · vofrahrt · vorafhrt · vorfahhrt · vorfahrrt · vorfahrtt · vorfahtr · vorfarht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verführt" and "Vorfahrt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verführt" or "Vorfahrt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verführt" and "Vorfahrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verführt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorfahrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,618,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verführt" and "Vorfahrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfrüht vs verführt". 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 #1,618,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.