Which to use
“verkehrt” and “vermehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,872
- “verkehrt” frequency rank
- #27,115
- “vermehrte” frequency rank
- 33987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehrt | vermehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | falsch, dem Richtigen widersprechend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt |
Where the eye mixes verkehrt and vermehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verkehrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against vermehrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkehrt vs vermehrte
A purely visual mix-up. verkehrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]) and vermehrte ([fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkehrt is recorded at frequency rank #6,872, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯t]. vermehrte is at rank #27,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːɐ̯tə].
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 33987, this pair ranks #1,673,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verkehrt vs vermehrte
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verkehrt": k. Private to "vermehrte": m.
"verkehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "vermehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verkehrt" for "vermehrte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verkehrt" vs "vermehrte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verkehrt" and "vermehrte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehrt" and "vermehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs vermehrte". 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 #1,673,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.