Which to use
“verzehren” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,919
- “verzehren” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 49037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verzehren | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Nahrung zu sich nehmen | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verzehren and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verzehren (CVCCVCCVC) and verziehen (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verzehren and verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verzehren ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verzehren is recorded at frequency rank #28,919, classified as averb, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]. 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 49037, this pair ranks #1,226,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verzehren vs verziehen
Shared letters: ehnrvz. Private to "verzehren": -. Private to "verziehen": i.
"verzehren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verzehren" and "verziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verzehren" or "verziehen" show up more?
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 "verzehren" 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 #1,226,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verzehren" and "verziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verwahren vs verzehren". 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 #1,226,398 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.