Which to use
“Verkehr” is a noun and “verkehren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,527
- “Verkehr” frequency rank
- #16,863
- “verkehren” frequency rank
- 18390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verkehr | verkehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bewegung von Fahrzeugen, Menschen, Gütern, Nachrichten auf dafür vorgesehenen Strecken, Wegen | nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben: |
Where the eye mixes Verkehr and verkehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Verkehr runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verkehren's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Verkehr and verkehren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verkehr is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯] while verkehren is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Verkehr” sits inside “verkehren”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verkehr is recorded at frequency rank #1,527, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯]. verkehren is at rank #16,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən].
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 18390, this pair ranks #1,918,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verkehr vs verkehren
Shared letters: ehkrv. Private to "Verkehr": -. Private to "verkehren": n.
"Verkehr" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verkehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Verkehr" and "verkehren" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Verkehr" or "verkehren" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verkehr" and "verkehren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verkehr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verkehr" and "verkehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verkehren vs verwahren". 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 #1,918,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.