Which to use
“verharrt” and “verhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,910
- “verharrt” frequency rank
- #24,174
- “verhört” frequency rank
- 67084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verharrt | verhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verharren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhören |
Where the eye mixes verharrt and verhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verharrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verhört's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verharrt vs verhört
A purely visual mix-up. verharrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁt]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verharrt is recorded at frequency rank #42,910, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁt]. 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 67084, this pair ranks #551,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verharrt vs verhört
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verharrt": a. Private to "verhört": ö.
"verharrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verhört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verharrt ← evrharrt · vehrarrt · verahrrt · verharrtt · verhart · verhartr · verhharrt · verhrart
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verharrt" and "verhört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verharrt" or "verhört"?
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 "verharrt" 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 #551,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verharrt" and "verhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verharrt vs verhärtet". 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 #551,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.