Which to use
“verwahrt” and “verwehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,385
- “verwahrt” frequency rank
- #13,058
- “verwehrt” frequency rank
- 38443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahrt | verwehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwahren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verwehren |
Where the eye mixes verwahrt and verwehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verwahrt with verwehrt
A purely visual mix-up. verwahrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯t]) and verwehrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːɐ̯t]) 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 a single letter - a in “verwahrt” becomes e in “verwehrt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwahrt is recorded at frequency rank #25,385, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯t]. verwehrt is at rank #13,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːɐ̯t].
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 38443, this pair ranks #1,563,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwahrt vs verwehrt
Shared letters: ehrtvw. Private to "verwahrt": a. Private to "verwehrt": -.
"verwahrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verwehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwahrt" and "verwehrt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verwahrt" vs "verwehrt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahrt" and "verwehrt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwahrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahrt" and "verwehrt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwahrt vs verwarnt". 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 #1,563,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.