Which to use
“verweht” and “verweist” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,237
- “verweht” frequency rank
- #6,743
- “verweist” frequency rank
- 48980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweht | verweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwehen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verweisen |
Where the eye mixes verweht and verweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verweht runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verweist's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verweht and verweist
A purely visual mix-up. verweht ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]) and verweist ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verweht is recorded at frequency rank #42,237, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]. verweist is at rank #6,743, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st].
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 48980, this pair ranks #1,228,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verweht vs verweist
Shared letters: ertvw. Private to "verweht": h. Private to "verweist": is.
"verweht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verweist" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verweht" and "verweist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verweht" or "verweist" 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 "verweht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,228,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verweht" and "verweist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versieht vs verweht". 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 #1,228,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.