Which to use
“verwehren” and “verwerten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,351
- “verwehren” frequency rank
- #23,359
- “verwerten” frequency rank
- 54710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwehren | verwerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht erlauben, nicht gestatten, verbieten, versperren; jemandem etwas nicht gewähren | einer Nutzung zuführen |
Where the eye mixes verwehren and verwerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verwehren and verwerten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verwehren with verwerten
A purely visual mix-up. verwehren ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən]) and verwerten ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 54710, 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]. verwerten is at rank #23,359, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːɐ̯tn̩].
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 54710, this pair ranks #1,008,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwehren vs verwerten
Shared letters: enrvw. Private to "verwehren": h. Private to "verwerten": t.
"verwehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwerten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verwehren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,008,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwehren" and "verwerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwehren vs verworren". 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 #1,008,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.