verführen

[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verführen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,860. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,860
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an einen anderen Ort führen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfuhren · verführen · German

verführen · rank #16,860 · 14 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,860
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verfilmung

Nearest frequency peer: Verfilmung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verführen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verführen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verführen vs verführt
78% similar
verführen vs Vorfahren
67% similar
verführen vs vermehren
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verführen
PropertyValue
Headwordverführen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,860
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verführen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verführenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verfilmung“ (#16,859), „verführt“ (#16,861), „verbotenen“ (#16,858). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verführen“ bei #16,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verführen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,860 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verführen, with forms such as "evrführen", "vefrühren", and "verfführen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "verführt", "Vorfahren", "vermehren", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verführen, spelled V-E-R-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an einen anderen Ort führen
  2. 2
    an einen falschen Ort führen, auf einen falschen Weg führen, in eine falsche Richtung führen
  3. 3
    jemanden derart gezielt beeinflussen, dass dieser etwas (Unerlaubtes, Unkluges, Unrechtes, Unvernünftiges oder dergleichen) gegen seine ursprüngliche Absicht tut; jemanden zu etwas verleiten, verlocken
  4. 4
    zu [3]; auffordern, an etwas gratis teilzunehmen; bitten, sich an etwas gratis zu beteiligen
  5. 5
    jemanden zum Geschlechtsverkehr verleiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verführen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es sind ferner 130 Pferde vorhanden, welche das Bier verführen.“
  2. „Manche noch sehr einfältige Leute halten solche Irrlichter oder Irrwische auf eine recht unbesonnene Weise für Seelen der Verstorbenen, oder für Gespenster, und manche denken, daß die Irrwische vom rechten Wege verführen.“

Synonyms

seduziereneinladen

This word in other languages

mislead(English)seducir(Español)entraîner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrführen
  • vefrühren
  • verfführen
  • verfhüren
  • verfühern
  • verfühhren
  • verführenn
  • verführne
  • verführren
  • verfürhen
  • verrführen
  • verüfhren
  • vreführen
  • vverführen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verführen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrführen2vefrühren2verfführen1verfhüren2verfühern2verfühhren1verführenn1verführne2
Edit distance from "verführen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verführen"?
"verführen" is spelled V-E-R-F-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən].
What does "verführen" mean?
As a verb, "verführen" means: an einen anderen Ort führen
What words are commonly confused with "verführen"?
"verführen" is commonly confused with "verführt", "Vorfahren", "vermehren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verführen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verführen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verführen" come from?
"verführen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verführen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vergebens#16,862verkehren#16,863Vancouver#16,856umbenannt#16,852

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verbotenen14 variantsversenden14 variantssymposium14 variantsSporthalle14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list