verabschiedenvsverabschiedeteConfusable pair

Quick tell: verabschieden is a verb, verabschiedete is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verabschieden” is a verb and “verabschiedete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,411
“verabschieden” frequency rank
#14,697
“verabschiedete” frequency rank
22108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verabschieden verabschiedete
Definition durch spezielle Handlungen gegenüber einer Person dieser deutlich machen, dass man sich von ihr entfernen wird Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verabschiedet

Where the eye mixes verabschieden and verabschiedete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verabschieden runs 13 letters (CVCVCCCCVVCVC) against verabschiedete's 14 (CVCVCCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
verabschieden
14 ch
verabschiedete

Why the eye confuses verabschieden with verabschiedete

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verabschieden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩] while verabschiedete is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22108, 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]. verabschiedete is at rank #14,697, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdətə].

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 22108, this pair ranks #1,878,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verabschieden vs verabschiedete

Shared letters: abcdehirsv. Private to "verabschieden": n. Private to "verabschiedete": t.

"verabschieden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC  ·  "verabschiedete" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verabschieden ← evrabschieden · vearbschieden · verabbschieden · verabcshieden · verabscchieden · verabscheiden · verabschhieden · verabschideen
  • verabschiedete ← evrabschiedete · vearbschiedete · verabbschiedete · verabcshiedete · verabscchiedete · verabscheidete · verabschhiedete · verabschideete

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verabschieden" for "verabschiedete" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verabschieden" is a verb and "verabschiedete" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "verabschieden" vs "verabschiedete" - which ranks higher?
"verabschieden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,411 in our German list, against #14,697 for "verabschiedete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verabschieden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verabschiedete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,878,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verabschieden" and "verabschiedete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verabschiede vs verabschiedete". 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 #1,878,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list