Which to use
“Verjährung” and “Verwahrung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,842
- “Verjährung” frequency rank
- #36,097
- “Verwahrung” frequency rank
- 65939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verjährung | Verwahrung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verlust eines Anspruchs wegen Überschreitens einer festgelegten Frist | Vertrag, der den Aufbewahrer verpflichtet, eine ihm vom Hinterleger anvertraute bewegliche Sache zu übernehmen und sie an einem sicheren Ort aufzubewahren und in natura zurückzugeben |
Where the eye mixes Verjährung and Verwahrung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verjährung and Verwahrung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verjährung with Verwahrung
A purely visual mix-up. Verjährung ([fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːʁʊŋ]) and Verwahrung ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁʊŋ]) 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 65939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verjährung is recorded at frequency rank #29,842, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈjɛːʁʊŋ]. Verwahrung is at rank #36,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁʊŋ].
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 65939, this pair ranks #589,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verjährung vs Verwahrung
Shared letters: eghnruv. Private to "Verjährung": jä. Private to "Verwahrung": aw.
"Verjährung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verwahrung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verwahrung ← evrwahrung · verawhrung · verrwahrung · verwahhrung · verwahrnug · verwahrrung · verwahrugn · verwahrungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verjährung" and "Verwahrung" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Verjährung" vs "Verwahrung" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Verjährung" and "Verwahrung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verjährung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verwahrung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #589,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verjährung" and "Verwahrung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwahren vs Verwahrung". 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 #589,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.