Which to use
“verjährt” and “vermählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,274
- “verjährt” frequency rank
- #42,916
- “vermählt” frequency rank
- 80190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjährt | vermählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjähren | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermählen |
Where the eye mixes verjährt and vermählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verjährt and vermählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verjährt vs vermählt
A purely visual mix-up. verjährt ([fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːɐ̯t]) and vermählt ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt]) 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 80190, 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]. vermählt is at rank #42,916, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlt].
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 80190, this pair ranks #200,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verjährt vs vermählt
Shared letters: ehrtvä. Private to "verjährt": j. Private to "vermählt": lm.
"verjährt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "vermählt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verjährt" for "vermählt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verjährt" vs "vermählt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verjährt" and "vermählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verjährt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjährt" and "vermählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermacht vs vermählt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.