Which to use
“verhört” and “verirrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,174
- “verhört” frequency rank
- #24,175
- “verirrt” frequency rank
- 48349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhört | verirrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhören | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verirren |
Where the eye mixes verhört and verirrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verhört (CVCCVCC) and verirrt (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verhört with verirrt
A purely visual mix-up. verhört ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) and verirrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verhört is recorded at frequency rank #24,174, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]. verirrt is at rank #24,175, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɪʁt].
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 48349, this pair ranks #1,251,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verhört vs verirrt
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verhört": hö. Private to "verirrt": i.
"verhört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verirrt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verirrt ← evrirrt · veirrrt · verirrtt · verirt · verirtr · verrirrt · verrirt · vreirrt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verhört" for "verirrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verhört" or "verirrt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verhört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verirrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,251,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhört" and "verirrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verirrt vs verirrte". 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 #1,251,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.