Which to use
“verabschieden” is a verb and “verschieden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,411
- “verabschieden” frequency rank
- #6,741
- “verschieden” frequency rank
- 14152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verabschieden | verschieden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch spezielle Handlungen gegenüber einer Person dieser deutlich machen, dass man sich von ihr entfernen wird | nicht gleich, andere Eigenschaften habend |
Where the eye mixes verabschieden and verschieden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verabschieden runs 13 letters (CVCVCCCCVVCVC) against verschieden's 11 (CVCCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verabschieden and verschieden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verabschieden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩] while verschieden is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 14152, 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]. verschieden is at rank #6,741, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩].
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 14152, this pair ranks #1,953,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verabschieden vs verschieden
Shared letters: cdehinrsv. Private to "verabschieden": ab. Private to "verschieden": -.
"verabschieden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCCVVCVC · "verschieden" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verabschieden ← evrabschieden · vearbschieden · verabbschieden · verabcshieden · verabscchieden · verabscheiden · verabschhieden · verabschideen
- verschieden ← evrschieden · vercshieden · verrschieden · verscchieden · verscheiden · verschhieden · verschideen · verschiedden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verabschieden" and "verschieden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verabschieden" or "verschieden"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verabschieden" and "verschieden" 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 "verschieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verabschieden" and "verschieden" 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 #1,953,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.