Which to use
“verhört” and “versorgt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,174
- “verhört” frequency rank
- #4,749
- “versorgt” frequency rank
- 28923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verhört | versorgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verhören | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versorgen |
Where the eye mixes verhört and versorgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verhört runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against versorgt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verhört vs versorgt
A purely visual mix-up. verhört ([fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]) and versorgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁkt]) 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 28923, 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]. versorgt is at rank #4,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔʁkt].
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 28923, this pair ranks #1,776,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verhört vs versorgt
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "verhört": hö. Private to "versorgt": gos.
"verhört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "versorgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- versorgt ← evrsorgt · verosrgt · verrsorgt · versogrt · versorggt · versorgtt · versorrgt · versortg
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verhört" and "versorgt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verhört" or "versorgt"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verhört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "versorgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,776,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verhört" and "versorgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhören vs verhört". 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 #1,776,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.