verführen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,860

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

verführen is aGermanverb. It means: an einen anderen Ort führen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]. Often confused with verführt and Vorfahren.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verführen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verführen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,860 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verführen, with forms such as "evrführen", "vefrühren", and "verfführen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verführen, spelled V-E-R-F-Ü-H-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrführen,vefrühren,verfführen,verfhüren,verfühern,verfühhren,verführenn,verführne,verführren,verfürhen,verrführen,verüfhren,vreführen,vverführen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verführen

Misspelling Variants of "verführen"

evrführen9vefrühren9verfführen10verfhüren9verfühern9verfühhren10verführenn10verführne9
Misspelling Variants of "verführen"

Frequency rank: #16,860 in German

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.