Which to use
“verwahren” is a verb and “Verwahrung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,094
- “verwahren” frequency rank
- #36,097
- “Verwahrung” frequency rank
- 83191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahren | Verwahrung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) | Vertrag, der den Aufbewahrer verpflichtet, eine ihm vom Hinterleger anvertraute bewegliche Sache zu übernehmen und sie an einem sicheren Ort aufzubewahren und in natura zurückzugeben |
Where the eye mixes verwahren and Verwahrung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verwahren runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Verwahrung's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verwahren with Verwahrung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwahren is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən] while Verwahrung is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁʊŋ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83191, 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]. Verwahrung is at rank #36,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁʊŋ].
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 83191, this pair ranks #144,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verwahren vs Verwahrung
Shared letters: aehnrvw. Private to "verwahren": -. Private to "Verwahrung": gu.
"verwahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Verwahrung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwahren ← evrwahren · verawhren · verrwahren · verwahern · verwahhren · verwahrenn · verwahrne · verwahrren
- Verwahrung ← evrwahrung · verawhrung · verrwahrung · verwahhrung · verwahrnug · verwahrrung · verwahrugn · verwahrungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verwahren" for "Verwahrung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verwahren" or "Verwahrung"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahren" and "Verwahrung" 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 "Verwahrung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahren" and "Verwahrung" 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 #144,102 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.