Which to use
“Viersen” is a name and “vierzehn” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,954
- “Viersen” frequency rank
- #11,779
- “vierzehn” frequency rank
- 34733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Viersen | vierzehn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland | die Kardinalzahl zwischen dreizehn und fünfzehn |
Where the eye mixes Viersen and vierzehn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Viersen runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against vierzehn's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Viersen and vierzehn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Viersen is [ˈfiːɐ̯zn̩] while vierzehn is [ˈfɪʁt͡seːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Viersen is recorded at frequency rank #22,954, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯zn̩]. vierzehn is at rank #11,779, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈfɪʁt͡seːn].
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 34733, this pair ranks #1,656,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Viersen vs vierzehn
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "Viersen": s. Private to "vierzehn": hz.
"Viersen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "vierzehn" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Viersen" for "vierzehn" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Viersen" or "vierzehn"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Viersen" and "vierzehn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Viersen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vierzehn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,656,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Viersen" and "vierzehn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vieren vs Viersen". 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 #1,656,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.