Which to use
“verbannen” and “verbannt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,758
- “verbannen” frequency rank
- #13,052
- “verbannt” frequency rank
- 36810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannen | verbannt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbannen |
Where the eye mixes verbannen and verbannt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbannen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verbannt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbannen vs verbannt
A purely visual mix-up. verbannen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]) and verbannt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbant]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbannen is recorded at frequency rank #23,758, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]. verbannt is at rank #13,052, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbant].
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 36810, this pair ranks #1,606,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbannen vs verbannt
Shared letters: abenrv. Private to "verbannen": -. Private to "verbannt": t.
"verbannen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbannen" and "verbannt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbannen" or "verbannt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbannt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannen" and "verbannt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbannen vs verfangen". 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 #1,606,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.