Which to use
“verhält” and “verhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,480
- “verhält” frequency rank
- #24,174
- “verhört” frequency rank
- 30654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhält | verhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhalten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhören |
Where the eye mixes verhält and verhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verhält and verhört follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verhält with verhört
A purely visual mix-up. verhält ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]) and verhört ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) 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 30654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhält is recorded at frequency rank #6,480, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt]. verhört is at rank #24,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t].
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 30654, this pair ranks #1,743,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhält vs verhört
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verhält": lä. Private to "verhört": ö.
"verhält" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verhört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhält" and "verhört" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verhält" vs "verhört" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verhält" and "verhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,743,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhält" and "verhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verhört". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,743,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.