Which to use
“verhören” is a verb and “Vermögen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- #3,003
- “Vermögen” frequency rank
- 45916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhören | Vermögen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen | Leistungsfähigkeit, Können |
Where the eye mixes verhören and Vermögen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhören and Vermögen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verhören vs Vermögen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verhören is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən] while Vermögen is [fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45916, 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]. Vermögen is at rank #3,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmøːɡn̩].
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 45916, this pair ranks #1,336,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhören vs Vermögen
Shared letters: enrvö. Private to "verhören": h. Private to "Vermögen": gm.
"verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Vermögen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhören" and "Vermögen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verhören" or "Vermögen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhören" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vermögen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,336,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhören" and "Vermögen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verworren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,336,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.