Which to use
“verwahren” and “verwöhnen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,094
- “verwahren” frequency rank
- #15,253
- “verwöhnen” frequency rank
- 62347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahren | verwöhnen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) | jemandem Gutes tun, indem man ihm besondere Vorteile zukommen lässt und vor Unbehagen schützt, und dies, ohne eine besondere Gegenleistung zu erwarten/erhalten |
Where the eye mixes verwahren and verwöhnen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verwahren and verwöhnen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verwahren vs verwöhnen
A purely visual mix-up. verwahren ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]) and verwöhnen ([fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən]) 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 62347, 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]. verwöhnen is at rank #15,253, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən].
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 62347, this pair ranks #716,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwahren vs verwöhnen
Shared letters: ehnrvw. Private to "verwahren": a. Private to "verwöhnen": ö.
"verwahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwöhnen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwahren ← evrwahren · verawhren · verrwahren · verwahern · verwahhren · verwahrenn · verwahrne · verwahrren
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verwahren" for "verwöhnen" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahren" and "verwöhnen" 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 "verwöhnen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #716,240 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahren" and "verwöhnen" 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 #716,240 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.