Which to use
“verweht” is a verb and “verwöhnt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,237
- “verweht” frequency rank
- #14,707
- “verwöhnt” frequency rank
- 56944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweht | verwöhnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwehen | in einem Zustand befindlich, in dem man durch vorangegangenen Überfluss bestimmte Dinge nicht mehr zu schätzen weiß |
Where the eye mixes verweht and verwöhnt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verweht with verwöhnt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verweht is [fɛɐ̯ˈveːt] while verwöhnt is [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56944, 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]. 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 56944, this pair ranks #920,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verweht vs verwöhnt
Shared letters: ehrtvw. Private to "verweht": -. Private to "verwöhnt": nö.
"verweht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verwöhnt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verweht ← evrweht · verewht · verrweht · verwehht · verwehtt · verweth · verwhet · verwweht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verweht" and "verwöhnt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verweht" or "verwöhnt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verweht" and "verwöhnt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verweht" 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 #920,644 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verweht" and "verwöhnt" 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 #920,644 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.