Which to use
“verbannen” is a verb and “Verbannung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,758
- “verbannen” frequency rank
- #27,113
- “Verbannung” frequency rank
- 50871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannen | Verbannung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen | durch Urteil oder Dekret erzwungene Verlegung an einen von der betroffenen Person nicht gewünschten Ort |
Where the eye mixes verbannen and Verbannung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbannen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against Verbannung's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbannen and Verbannung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbannen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbanən] while Verbannung is [fɛɐ̯ˈbanʊŋ]. 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 50871, 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]. Verbannung is at rank #27,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbanʊŋ].
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 50871, this pair ranks #1,157,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbannen vs Verbannung
Shared letters: abenrv. Private to "verbannen": -. Private to "Verbannung": gu.
"verbannen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Verbannung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbannen ← evrbannen · vebrannen · verabnnen · verbanen · verbanenn · verbannenn · verbannne · verbbannen
- Verbannung ← evrbannung · vebrannung · verabnnung · verbannnug · verbannugn · verbannungg · verbannunng · verbanung
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbannen" and "Verbannung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbannen" or "Verbannung"?
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 "Verbannung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,157,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannen" and "Verbannung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbannung vs Verhängung". 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 #1,157,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.