Which to use
“verholfen” and “verhören” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,342
- “verholfen” frequency rank
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- 74255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verholfen | verhören |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhelfen | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen |
Where the eye mixes verholfen and verhören
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verholfen 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.
Visual trap between verholfen and verhören
A purely visual mix-up. verholfen ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]) 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 74255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verholfen is recorded at frequency rank #31,342, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɔlfn̩]. 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 74255, this pair ranks #338,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verholfen vs verhören
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verholfen": flo. Private to "verhören": ö.
"verholfen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verholfen ← evrholfen · vehrolfen · verhholfen · verhlofen · verhoflen · verholefn · verholfenn · verholffen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verholfen" and "verhören" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verholfen" 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 #338,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verholfen" 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 #338,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.