Which to use
“verjährt” is a verb and “verkehrt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,274
- “verjährt” frequency rank
- #6,872
- “verkehrt” frequency rank
- 44146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjährt | verkehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjähren | falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend |
Where the eye mixes verjährt and verkehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjährt and verkehrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verjährt and verkehrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verjährt is [fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːɐ̯t] while verkehrt is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verjährt is recorded at frequency rank #37,274, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːɐ̯t]. verkehrt is at rank #6,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t].
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 44146, this pair ranks #1,395,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjährt vs verkehrt
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verjährt": jä. Private to "verkehrt": k.
"verjährt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verkehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkehrt ← evrkehrt · vekrehrt · verekhrt · verkehhrt · verkehrrt · verkehrtt · verkehtr · verkerht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verjährt" for "verkehrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verjährt" or "verkehrt" 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 "verjährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,395,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjährt" and "verkehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verjährt vs vermählt". 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 #1,395,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.