Which to use
“verbannen” and “verbrennen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,758
- “verbannen” frequency rank
- #7,413
- “verbrennen” frequency rank
- 31171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannen | verbrennen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen | etwas durch Feuer vernichten |
Where the eye mixes verbannen and verbrennen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbannen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verbrennen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbannen vs verbrennen
A purely visual mix-up. verbannen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]) and verbrennen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən]) 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 31171, 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]. verbrennen is at rank #7,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən].
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 31171, this pair ranks #1,733,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbannen vs verbrennen
Shared letters: benrv. Private to "verbannen": a. Private to "verbrennen": -.
"verbannen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbrennen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbannen ← evrbannen · vebrannen · verabnnen · verbanen · verbanenn · verbannenn · verbannne · verbbannen
- verbrennen ← evrbrennen · vebrrennen · verbbrennen · verbernnen · verbrenen · verbrenenn · verbrennenn · verbrennne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbannen" and "verbrennen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbannen" or "verbrennen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbannen" and "verbrennen" 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 "verbrennen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,733,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannen" and "verbrennen" 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 #1,733,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.