Which to use
“verwahren” and “verwahrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,094
- “verwahren” frequency rank
- #25,385
- “verwahrt” frequency rank
- 72479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahren | verwahrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwahren |
Where the eye mixes verwahren and verwahrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verwahren runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verwahrt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verwahren vs verwahrt
A purely visual mix-up. verwahren ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]) and verwahrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯t]) 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 72479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwahren is recorded at frequency rank #47,094, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]. verwahrt is at rank #25,385, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯t].
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 72479, this pair ranks #387,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verwahren vs verwahrt
Shared letters: aehrvw. Private to "verwahren": n. Private to "verwahrt": t.
"verwahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwahrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verwahren" and "verwahrt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verwahren" vs "verwahrt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahren" and "verwahrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwahrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #387,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahren" and "verwahrt" 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 #387,239 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.