Which to use
“verharren” and “verhören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,434
- “verharren” frequency rank
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- 77347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verharren | verhören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Zustand / seine Stellung nicht ändern | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen |
Where the eye mixes verharren and verhören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verharren runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verhören's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verharren vs verhören
A purely visual mix-up. verharren ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]) and verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verharren is recorded at frequency rank #34,434, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən]. verhören is at rank #42,913, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən].
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 77347, this pair ranks #262,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verharren vs verhören
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verharren": a. Private to "verhören": ö.
"verharren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verharren ← evrharren · vehrarren · verahrren · verharen · verharern · verharrenn · verharrne · verhharren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verharren" for "verhören" ever safe?
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What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verharren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhören" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verharren" and "verhören" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verworren". 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 #262,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.