verwehtvsverziehtConfusable pair

Which to use

“verweht” and “verzieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,237
“verweht” frequency rank
#36,100
“verzieht” frequency rank
78337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verweht verzieht
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwehen 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verzeihen

Where the eye mixes verweht and verzieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
verweht
8 ch
verzieht

Visual trap between verweht and verzieht

A purely visual mix-up. verweht ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːt]) and verzieht ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]) 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 78337, 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]. verzieht is at rank #36,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt].

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 78337, this pair ranks #240,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verweht vs verzieht

Shared letters: ehrtv. Private to "verweht": w. Private to "verzieht": iz.

"verweht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "verzieht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verwehtevrweht · verewht · verrweht · verwehht · verwehtt · verweth · verwhet · verwweht
  • verziehtevrzieht · verizeht · verrzieht · verziehht · verziehtt · verzieth · verzihet · verzzieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verweht" and "verzieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈveːt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verweht" or "verzieht" show up more?
"verzieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,100 in our German list, against #42,237 for "verweht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verweht" and "verzieht" 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 "verzieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #240,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verweht" and "verzieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verzieht". 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 #240,545 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list