Which to use
“verwahrt” is a verb and “verwöhnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,385
- “verwahrt” frequency rank
- #14,707
- “verwöhnt” frequency rank
- 40092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahrt | verwöhnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwahren | in einem Zustand befindlich, in dem man durch vorangegangenen Überfluss bestimmte Dinge nicht mehr zu schätzen weiß |
Where the eye mixes verwahrt and verwöhnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verwahrt and verwöhnt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verwahrt with verwöhnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwahrt is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯t] while verwöhnt is [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnt]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40092, 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]. verwöhnt is at rank #14,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnt].
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 40092, this pair ranks #1,518,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwahrt vs verwöhnt
Shared letters: ehrtvw. Private to "verwahrt": a. Private to "verwöhnt": nö.
"verwahrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verwöhnt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwahrt ← evrwahrt · verawhrt · verrwahrt · verwahhrt · verwahrrt · verwahrtt · verwahtr · verwarht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwahrt" and "verwöhnt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verwahrt" or "verwöhnt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahrt" and "verwöhnt" 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 "verwöhnt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,518,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahrt" and "verwöhnt" 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 #1,518,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.