verhören

[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verhören” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,913
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhoren · verhören · German

verhören · rank #42,913 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,913
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verhängten

Nearest frequency peer: verhängten (-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 „verhören“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verhören“ 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).

verhören vs verhört
75% similar
verhören vs verloren
75% similar
verhören vs Vermögen
63% similar

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

Key facts for verhören
PropertyValue
Headwordverhören
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,913
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verhören“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verhörenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verhängten“ (#42,912), „verhasst“ (#42,911), „verharrt“ (#42,910). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verhören“ bei #42,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verhören (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,913 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verhören, with forms such as "evrhören", "vehrören", and "verhhören". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verhört", "verloren", "Vermögen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verhören, spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen
  2. 2
    etwas falsch verstehen oder hören

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich verhöre die Frau.
  2. In Guantanamo Bay verhörten US-Amerikaner Terrorverdächtige mit zweifelhaften Methoden.

This word in other languages

interrogate(English)interrogar(Español)interroger(Français)ouvir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrhören
  • vehrören
  • verhhören
  • verhröen
  • verhöern
  • verhörenn
  • verhörne
  • verhörren
  • verrhören
  • veröhren
  • vrehören
  • vverhören

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrhören2vehrören2verhhören1verhröen2verhöern2verhörenn1verhörne2verhörren1
Edit distance from "verhören"

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 "verhören"?
"verhören" is spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən].
What does "verhören" mean?
As a verb, "verhören" means: jemanden einem Verhör unterziehen
What words are commonly confused with "verhören"?
"verhören" is commonly confused with "verhört", "verloren", "Vermögen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verhören"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verhören" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verhören" come from?
"verhören" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verhasst#42,911verharrt#42,910vermählt#42,916verfrüht#42,908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Vorwoche12 variantswarehouse12 variantszuhalten12 variantsstressen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list