Which to use
“verkehrten” and “vermehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,520
- “verkehrten” frequency rank
- #27,115
- “vermehrte” frequency rank
- 62635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verkehrten | vermehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verkehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vermehrt |
Where the eye mixes verkehrten and vermehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verkehrten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against vermehrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verkehrten vs vermehrte
A purely visual mix-up. verkehrten ([fɛɐ̯ˈkeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 62635, 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]. 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 62635, this pair ranks #705,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verkehrten vs vermehrte
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verkehrten": kn. Private to "vermehrte": m.
"verkehrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "vermehrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verkehrten ← evrkehrten · vekrehrten · verekhrten · verkehhrten · verkehretn · verkehrrten · verkehrtenn · verkehrtne
- vermehrte ← evrmehrte · vemrehrte · veremhrte · vermehhrte · vermehret · vermehrrte · vermehrtte · vermehtre
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "vermehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #705,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verkehrten" and "vermehrte" 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 #705,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.