Which to use
“verwahren” is a verb and “Vorjahren” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,094
- “verwahren” frequency rank
- #29,412
- “Vorjahren” frequency rank
- 76506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahren | Vorjahren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vorjahr |
Where the eye mixes verwahren and Vorjahren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verwahren vs Vorjahren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwahren is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən] while Vorjahren is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːʁən]. 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 76506, 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]. Vorjahren is at rank #29,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːʁən].
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 76506, this pair ranks #282,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verwahren vs Vorjahren
Shared letters: aehnrv. Private to "verwahren": w. Private to "Vorjahren": jo.
"verwahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Vorjahren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwahren" and "Vorjahren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verwahren" vs "Vorjahren" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahren" and "Vorjahren" 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 "Vorjahren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahren" and "Vorjahren" 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 #282,341 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.