Which to use
“verwehren” and “verweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,351
- “verwehren” frequency rank
- #7,421
- “verweisen” frequency rank
- 38772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwehren | verweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht erlauben, nicht gestatten, verbieten, versperren; jemandem etwas nicht gewähren | auf etwas Anderes aufmerksam machen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verwehren and verweisen apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verwehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən]) and verweisen ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 38772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwehren is recorded at frequency rank #31,351, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən]. verweisen is at rank #7,421, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 38772, this pair ranks #1,555,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwehren vs verweisen
Shared letters: enrvw. Private to "verwehren": h. Private to "verweisen": is.
"verwehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verweisen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC