Which to use
“verbannt” and “verhängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,052
- “verbannt” frequency rank
- #12,819
- “verhängt” frequency rank
- 25871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannt | verhängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbannen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verhängen |
Where the eye mixes verbannt and verhängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. verbannt and verhängt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbannt vs verhängt
A purely visual mix-up. verbannt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbant]) and verhängt ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbannt is recorded at frequency rank #13,052, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbant]. verhängt is at rank #12,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɛŋt].
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 25871, this pair ranks #1,826,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbannt vs verhängt
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verbannt": ab. Private to "verhängt": ghä.
"verbannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verhängt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbannt ← evrbannt · vebrannt · verabnnt · verbanntt · verbant · verbantn · verbbannt · verbnant
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbannt" and "verhängt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbannt" or "verhängt"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verhängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,826,756 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannt" and "verhängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbannt vs verkennt". 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 #1,826,756 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.