Which to use
“verwiesen” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,248
- “verwiesen” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 27366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verwiesen | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verweisen | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verwiesen and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verwiesen and verziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verwiesen with verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verwiesen ([fɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩]) and verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) 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 27366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verwiesen is recorded at frequency rank #7,248, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩]. verziehen is at rank #20,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 27366, this pair ranks #1,802,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verwiesen vs verziehen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verwiesen": sw. Private to "verziehen": hz.
"verwiesen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verwiesen" and "verziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verwiesen" or "verziehen"?
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 "verwiesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verwiesen" and "verziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verziehen". 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 #1,802,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.