Verhör

[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verhör” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,354. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,354
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - militärische, polizeiliche oder gerichtliche Befragung, Vernehmung, Einvernahme

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhor · Verhör · German

Verhör · rank #23,354 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,354
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verheirateten

Nearest frequency peer: verheirateten (-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 „Verhör“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verhör“ 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).

Verhör vs Vero
50% similar
Verhör vs vorher
50% similar
Verhör vs verlor
50% similar

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

Key facts for Verhör
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerhör
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,354
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verhör“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verhörliegt 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: „verheirateten“ (#23,353), „Verkündigung“ (#23,355), „verglich“ (#23,352). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verhör“ bei #23,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Verhör (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,354 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "militärische, polizeiliche oder gerichtliche Befragung, Vernehmung, Einvernahme".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verhör, with forms such as "evrhör", "vehrör", and "verhhör". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Vero", "vorher", "verlor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verhör, spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    militärische, polizeiliche oder gerichtliche Befragung, Vernehmung, Einvernahme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Verhör gab er an, sich an nichts mehr zu erinnern.
  2. „Sollten wir im schlimmsten Fall als Überlebende des gesunkenen Bootes in Gefangenschaft geraten, so würden wir selbst die geschicktesten Fangfragen bei Verhören nicht beantworten können.“

This word in other languages

examination(English)interrogatorio(Español)interrogatoire(Français)interrogatório(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrhör
  • vehrör
  • verhhör
  • verhrö
  • verhörr
  • verrhör
  • veröhr
  • vrehör
  • vverhör

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrhör2vehrör2verhhör1verhrö2verhörr1verrhör1veröhr2vrehör2
Edit distance from "Verhör"

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 "Verhör"?
"Verhör" is spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯].
What does "Verhör" mean?
As a noun, "Verhör" means: militärische, polizeiliche oder gerichtliche Befragung, Vernehmung, Einvernahme
What words are commonly confused with "Verhör"?
"Verhör" is commonly confused with "Vero", "vorher", "verlor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verhör"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verhör" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verhör" come from?
"Verhör" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vorzug#23,367Ultras#23,338Wertes#23,374Teenie#23,332

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

winden9 variantsstörte9 variantszuhört9 variantsSamurai9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list