Which to use
“verabschieden” is a verb and “Verabschiedung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,411
- “verabschieden” frequency rank
- #15,504
- “Verabschiedung” frequency rank
- 22915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabschieden | Verabschiedung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch spezielle Handlungen gegenüber einer Person dieser deutlich machen, dass man sich von ihr entfernen wird | Handlung, mit der man sich von jemandem verabschiedet oder mit der man verabschiedet wird |
Where the eye mixes verabschieden and Verabschiedung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verabschieden runs 13 letters (CVCVCCCCVVCVC) against Verabschiedung's 14 (CVCVCCCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verabschieden with Verabschiedung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verabschieden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩] while Verabschiedung is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdʊŋ]. 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 22915, 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]. Verabschiedung is at rank #15,504, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdʊŋ].
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 22915, this pair ranks #1,868,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verabschieden vs Verabschiedung
Shared letters: abcdehinrsv. Private to "verabschieden": -. Private to "Verabschiedung": gu.
"verabschieden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC · "Verabschiedung" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabschieden ← evrabschieden · vearbschieden · verabbschieden · verabcshieden · verabscchieden · verabscheiden · verabschhieden · verabschideen
- Verabschiedung ← evrabschiedung · vearbschiedung · verabbschiedung · verabcshiedung · verabscchiedung · verabscheidung · verabschhiedung · verabschideung
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verabschieden" and "Verabschiedung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verabschieden" or "Verabschiedung" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verabschieden" and "Verabschiedung" 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 "Verabschiedung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabschieden" and "Verabschiedung" 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 #1,868,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.