Which to use
“verhören” and “verhört” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- #24,174
- “verhört” frequency rank
- 67087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhören | verhört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhören |
Where the eye mixes verhören and verhört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhören runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against verhört's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verhören and verhört
A purely visual mix-up. verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) 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 67087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhören is recorded at frequency rank #42,913, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]. 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 67087, this pair ranks #551,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhören vs verhört
Shared letters: ehrvö. Private to "verhören": n. Private to "verhört": t.
"verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verhört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhören" and "verhört" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhören" or "verhört"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verhören" and "verhört" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhören" 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 #551,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhören" and "verhört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verworren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #551,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.