Which to use
“verjährt” is a verb and “Vorfahrt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,274
- “verjährt” frequency rank
- #19,444
- “Vorfahrt” frequency rank
- 56718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verjährt | Vorfahrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verjähren | Recht, bei sich kreuzenden Verkehrswegen seine Fahrt als Erster fortzusetzen |
Where the eye mixes verjährt and Vorfahrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verjährt and Vorfahrt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verjährt with Vorfahrt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verjährt is [fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːɐ̯t] while Vorfahrt is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56718, 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]. Vorfahrt is at rank #19,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯t].
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 56718, this pair ranks #929,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verjährt vs Vorfahrt
Shared letters: hrtv. Private to "verjährt": ejä. Private to "Vorfahrt": afo.
"verjährt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "Vorfahrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Vorfahrt ← ovrfahrt · vofrahrt · vorafhrt · vorfahhrt · vorfahrrt · vorfahrtt · vorfahtr · vorfarht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verjährt" for "Vorfahrt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verjährt" or "Vorfahrt" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "Vorfahrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #929,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verjährt" and "Vorfahrt" 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 #929,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.