Which to use
“verweilen” and “vorweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,449
- “verweilen” frequency rank
- #15,789
- “vorweisen” frequency rank
- 30238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verweilen | vorweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einem Ort bleiben | als vorhanden nachweisen (können) |
Where the eye mixes verweilen and vorweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verweilen and vorweisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verweilen vs vorweisen
A purely visual mix-up. verweilen ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]) and vorweisen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) 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 30238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verweilen is recorded at frequency rank #14,449, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən]. vorweisen is at rank #15,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 30238, this pair ranks #1,751,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verweilen vs vorweisen
Shared letters: einrvw. Private to "verweilen": l. Private to "vorweisen": os.
"verweilen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vorweisen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verweilen" and "vorweisen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verweilen" or "vorweisen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verweilen" and "vorweisen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verweilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verweilen" and "vorweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verteile vs verweilen". 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 #1,751,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.