Which to use
“verabschieden” and “verabschiedet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,411
- “verabschieden” frequency rank
- #5,778
- “verabschiedet” frequency rank
- 13189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabschieden | verabschiedet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch spezielle Handlungen gegenüber einer Person dieser deutlich machen, dass man sich von ihr entfernen wird | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verabschieden |
Where the eye mixes verabschieden and verabschiedet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verabschieden and verabschiedet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verabschieden vs verabschiedet
A purely visual mix-up. verabschieden ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩]) and verabschiedet ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdət]) 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 a single letter - n in “verabschieden” becomes t in “verabschiedet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verabschieden is recorded at frequency rank #7,411, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩]. verabschiedet is at rank #5,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdət].
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 13189, this pair ranks #1,959,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verabschieden vs verabschiedet
Shared letters: abcdehirsv. Private to "verabschieden": n. Private to "verabschiedet": t.
"verabschieden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC · "verabschiedet" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabschieden ← evrabschieden · vearbschieden · verabbschieden · verabcshieden · verabscchieden · verabscheiden · verabschhieden · verabschideen
- verabschiedet ← evrabschiedet · vearbschiedet · verabbschiedet · verabcshiedet · verabscchiedet · verabscheidet · verabschhiedet · verabschideet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verabschieden" and "verabschiedet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verabschieden" vs "verabschiedet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verabschieden" and "verabschiedet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschieden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verabschiedet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabschieden" and "verabschiedet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verabschiede vs verabschieden". 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 #1,959,556 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.