Which to use
“Verführung” and “Vorführung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,664
- “Verführung” frequency rank
- #17,768
- “Vorführung” frequency rank
- 44432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verführung | Vorführung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Handlungsweise oder Zustand, die/der jemanden dazu bringen will, etwas zu tun, was diese Person eigentlich nicht will | künstlerische Aufführung vor Publikum |
Where the eye mixes Verführung and Vorführung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Verführung and Vorführung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verführung with Vorführung
A purely visual mix-up. Verführung ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁʊŋ]) and Vorführung ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁʊŋ]) 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 “Verführung” becomes o in “Vorführung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verführung is recorded at frequency rank #26,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁʊŋ]. Vorführung is at rank #17,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁʊŋ].
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 44432, this pair ranks #1,386,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verführung vs Vorführung
Shared letters: fghnruvü. Private to "Verführung": e. Private to "Vorführung": o.
"Verführung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Vorführung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verführung" for "Vorführung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verführung" or "Vorführung"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verführung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vorführung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,386,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verführung" and "Vorführung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verführung vs Verwahrung". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,386,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.