Which to use
“vermehren” is a verb and “Vernehmen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,198
- “vermehren” frequency rank
- #13,974
- “Vernehmen” frequency rank
- 28172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vermehren | Vernehmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden | Vorgang, etwas von anderen zu erfahren |
Where the eye mixes vermehren and Vernehmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vermehren and Vernehmen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vermehren and Vernehmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vermehren is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən] while Vernehmen is [fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vermehren is recorded at frequency rank #14,198, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]. Vernehmen is at rank #13,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈneːmən].
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 28172, this pair ranks #1,789,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vermehren vs Vernehmen
Shared letters: ehmnrv. Private to "vermehren": -. Private to "Vernehmen": -.
"vermehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Vernehmen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vermehren" and "Vernehmen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vermehren" or "Vernehmen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vermehren" and "Vernehmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vermehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Vernehmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vermehren" and "Vernehmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermehren 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 #1,789,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.