Which to use
“verbannen” and “verbinden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,758
- “verbannen” frequency rank
- #3,857
- “verbinden” frequency rank
- 27615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannen | verbinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen | mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen |
Where the eye mixes verbannen and verbinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbannen and verbinden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbannen and verbinden
A purely visual mix-up. verbannen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]) and verbinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27615, 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]. verbinden is at rank #3,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩].
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 27615, this pair ranks #1,798,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbannen vs verbinden
Shared letters: benrv. Private to "verbannen": a. Private to "verbinden": di.
"verbannen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbannen" and "verbinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbannen" or "verbinden"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbannen" and "verbinden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,798,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannen" and "verbinden" 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 #1,798,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.