Which to use
“verabreden” is a verb and “Verabredung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,539
- “verabreden” frequency rank
- #27,540
- “Verabredung” frequency rank
- 55079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabreden | Verabredung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mündlich einen Termin, Treffpunkt oder ein Treffen vereinbaren | Abmachung, Absprache, Vereinbarung zu einem geplanten Kontakt oder Vorhaben |
Where the eye mixes verabreden and Verabredung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verabreden runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against Verabredung's 11 (CVCVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verabreden vs Verabredung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verabreden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʁeːdn̩] while Verabredung is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋ]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verabreden is recorded at frequency rank #27,539, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʁeːdn̩]. Verabredung is at rank #27,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapʁeːdʊŋ].
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 55079, this pair ranks #993,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verabreden vs Verabredung
Shared letters: abdenrv. Private to "verabreden": -. Private to "Verabredung": gu.
"verabreden" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "Verabredung" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabreden ← evrabreden · vearbreden · verabbreden · veraberden · verabrdeen · verabredden · verabredenn · verabredne
- Verabredung ← evrabredung · vearbredung · verabbredung · veraberdung · verabrdeung · verabreddung · verabrednug · verabredugn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verabreden" for "Verabredung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verabreden" or "Verabredung"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verabreden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verabredung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #993,532 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabreden" and "Verabredung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verabredung vs Verabredungen". 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 #993,532 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.