Which to use
“verwahrt” and “verzehrt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,385
- “verwahrt” frequency rank
- #21,833
- “verzehrt” frequency rank
- 47218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwahrt | verzehrt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwahren | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verzehren |
Where the eye mixes verwahrt and verzehrt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verwahrt and verzehrt 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 verzehrt
A purely visual mix-up. verwahrt ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯t]) and verzehrt ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯t]) 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 47218, 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]. verzehrt is at rank #21,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːɐ̯t].
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 47218, this pair ranks #1,292,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwahrt vs verzehrt
Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verwahrt": aw. Private to "verzehrt": z.
"verwahrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verzehrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verwahrt" for "verzehrt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verwahrt" vs "verzehrt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verwahrt" and "verzehrt" 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 "verzehrt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,292,131 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwahrt" and "verzehrt" 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 #1,292,131 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.