Which to use
“verhören” and “verwoben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,913
- “verhören” frequency rank
- #33,382
- “verwoben” frequency rank
- 76295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhören | verwoben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verweben |
Where the eye mixes verhören and verwoben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verhören and verwoben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verhören and verwoben
A purely visual mix-up. verhören ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]) and verwoben ([fɛɐ̯ˈvoːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76295, 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]. verwoben is at rank #33,382, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvoːbn̩].
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 76295, this pair ranks #287,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verhören vs verwoben
Shared letters: enrv. Private to "verhören": hö. Private to "verwoben": bow.
"verhören" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verwoben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwoben ← evrwoben · verowben · verrwoben · verwboen · verwobben · verwobenn · verwobne · verwoebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verhören" and "verwoben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verhören" or "verwoben"?
After this comparison
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 "verwoben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,258 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhören" and "verwoben" 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 #287,258 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.