Which to use
“verwarnt” is a verb and “verwöhnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,832
- “verwarnt” frequency rank
- #14,707
- “verwöhnt” frequency rank
- 62539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwarnt | verwöhnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwarnen | in einem Zustand befindlich, in dem man durch vorangegangenen Überfluss bestimmte Dinge nicht mehr zu schätzen weiß |
Where the eye mixes verwarnt and verwöhnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verwarnt 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 verwarnt with verwöhnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwarnt is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaʁnt] 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 62539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwarnt is recorded at frequency rank #47,832, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaʁnt]. 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 62539, this pair ranks #709,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwarnt vs verwöhnt
Shared letters: enrtvw. Private to "verwarnt": a. Private to "verwöhnt": hö.
"verwarnt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verwöhnt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verwarnt ← evrwarnt · verawrnt · verrwarnt · verwanrt · verwarnnt · verwarntt · verwarrnt · verwartn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verwarnt" for "verwöhnt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verwarnt" or "verwöhnt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwarnt" 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 #709,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwarnt" and "verwöhnt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwarf 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 #709,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.