Which to use
“verkehren” and “vermehren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,863
- “verkehren” frequency rank
- #14,198
- “vermehren” frequency rank
- 31061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehren | vermehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben: | die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden |
Where the eye mixes verkehren and vermehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkehren and vermehren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verkehren vs vermehren
A purely visual mix-up. verkehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]) and vermehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - k in “verkehren” becomes m in “vermehren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkehren is recorded at frequency rank #16,863, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]. vermehren is at rank #14,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən].
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 31061, this pair ranks #1,735,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkehren vs vermehren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verkehren": k. Private to "vermehren": m.
"verkehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkehren" and "vermehren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verkehren" or "vermehren"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verkehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,735,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehren" and "vermehren" 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 #1,735,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.