Which to use
“verabschiede” and “verabschieden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,367
- “verabschiede” frequency rank
- #7,411
- “verabschieden” frequency rank
- 40778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabschiede | verabschieden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verabschieden | durch spezielle Handlungen gegenüber einer Person dieser deutlich machen, dass man sich von ihr entfernen wird |
Where the eye mixes verabschiede and verabschieden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verabschiede runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCCVVCV) against verabschieden's 13 (CVCVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verabschiede vs verabschieden
A purely visual mix-up. verabschiede ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdə]) and verabschieden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “verabschiede” sits inside “verabschieden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verabschiede is recorded at frequency rank #33,367, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdə]. verabschieden is at rank #7,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩].
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 40778, this pair ranks #1,498,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verabschiede vs verabschieden
Shared letters: abcdehirsv. Private to "verabschiede": -. Private to "verabschieden": n.
"verabschiede" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCV · "verabschieden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabschiede ← evrabschiede · vearbschiede · verabbschiede · verabcshiede · verabscchiede · verabscheide · verabschhiede · verabschidee
- verabschieden ← evrabschieden · vearbschieden · verabbschieden · verabcshieden · verabscchieden · verabscheiden · verabschhieden · verabschideen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verabschiede" and "verabschieden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verabschiede" or "verabschieden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschiede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,498,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabschiede" and "verabschieden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verabscheue vs verabschiede". 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 #1,498,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.