Which to use
“verhören” and “versorgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- #6,252
- “versorgen” frequency rank
- 49165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhören | versorgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen | jemandem oder einer Sache Nötiges zuführen |
Where the eye mixes verhören and versorgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verhören runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against versorgen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhören vs versorgen
A purely visual mix-up. verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) and versorgen ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁɡn̩]) 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 49165, 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]. versorgen is at rank #6,252, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁɡn̩].
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 49165, this pair ranks #1,221,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhören vs versorgen
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "verhören": hö. Private to "versorgen": gos.
"verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "versorgen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versorgen ← evrsorgen · verosrgen · verrsorgen · versogren · versoregn · versorgenn · versorggen · versorgne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhören" and "versorgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verhören" vs "versorgen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verhören" and "versorgen" 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 "versorgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,221,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhören" and "versorgen" 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 #1,221,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.