Which to use
“verwerfen” is a verb and “verworfen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,099
- “verwerfen” frequency rank
- #15,252
- “verworfen” frequency rank
- 51351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwerfen | verworfen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (nach reiflicher Überlegung) etwas aufgeben, nicht weiter verfolgen, weil es als nicht mehr annehmbar, brauchbar, durchführbar, geeignet, tauglich, realisierbar oder dergleichen befunden wird | verkommen seiend |
Where the eye mixes verwerfen and verworfen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verwerfen and verworfen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verwerfen and verworfen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verwerfen is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩] while verworfen is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁfn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “verwerfen” becomes o in “verworfen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwerfen is recorded at frequency rank #36,099, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁfn̩]. verworfen is at rank #15,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɔʁfn̩].
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 51351, this pair ranks #1,138,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verwerfen vs verworfen
Shared letters: efnrvw. Private to "verwerfen": -. Private to "verworfen": o.
"verwerfen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verworfen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verwerfen" and "verworfen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verwerfen" or "verworfen"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verwerfen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verworfen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,138,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwerfen" and "verworfen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwerfen 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 #1,138,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.