Which to use
“verwahren” and “verwalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,094
- “verwahren” frequency rank
- #13,511
- “verwalten” frequency rank
- 60605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahren | verwalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) | sich auftragsgemäß um etwas kümmern |
Where the eye mixes verwahren and verwalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verwahren and verwalten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verwahren with verwalten
A purely visual mix-up. verwahren ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]) and verwalten ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60605, 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]. verwalten is at rank #13,511, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩].
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 60605, this pair ranks #780,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwahren vs verwalten
Shared letters: aenrvw. Private to "verwahren": h. Private to "verwalten": lt.
"verwahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwalten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verwahren" and "verwalten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verwahren" or "verwalten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwahren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #780,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahren" and "verwalten" 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 #780,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.