Which to use
“verkehren” and “verwahren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,863
- “verkehren” frequency rank
- #47,094
- “verwahren” frequency rank
- 63957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehren | verwahren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nur mit dem Hilfsverb haben: | (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) |
Where the eye mixes verkehren and verwahren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkehren and verwahren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verkehren and verwahren
A purely visual mix-up. verkehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːʁən]) and verwahren ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]) 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 63957, 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]. verwahren is at rank #47,094, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən].
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 63957, this pair ranks #658,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkehren vs verwahren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verkehren": k. Private to "verwahren": aw.
"verkehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkehren" and "verwahren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verkehren" or "verwahren" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verkehren" and "verwahren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwahren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #658,380 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehren" and "verwahren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwahren vs Vorwahlen". 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 #658,380 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.