Which to use
“verkehrten” is an adjective and “vermehren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,520
- “verkehrten” frequency rank
- #14,198
- “vermehren” frequency rank
- 49718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehrten | vermehren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt | die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden |
Where the eye mixes verkehrten and vermehren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkehrten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against vermehren's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkehrten vs vermehren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verkehrten is [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩] while vermehren is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verkehrten is recorded at frequency rank #35,520, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 49718, this pair ranks #1,200,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkehrten vs vermehren
Shared letters: ehnrv. Private to "verkehrten": kt. Private to "vermehren": m.
"verkehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "vermehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkehrten ← evrkehrten · vekrehrten · verekhrten · verkehhrten · verkehretn · verkehrrten · verkehrtenn · verkehrtne
- vermehren ← evrmehren · vemrehren · veremhren · vermehern · vermehhren · vermehrenn · vermehrne · vermehrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verkehrten" and "vermehren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verkehrten" vs "vermehren" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verkehrten" 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 #1,200,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehrten" and "vermehren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verehrter vs verkehrten". 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 #1,200,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.