verbanntvsversandtTell them apart

Which to use

“verbannt” and “versandt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,052
“verbannt” frequency rank
#30,845
“versandt” frequency rank
43897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbannt versandt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbannen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versenden

Where the eye mixes verbannt and versandt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbannt and versandt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
verbannt
8 ch
versandt

Why the eye confuses verbannt with versandt

A purely visual mix-up. verbannt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbant]) and versandt ([fɛɐ̯ˈzant]) 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 43897, 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]. versandt is at rank #30,845, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzant].

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 43897, this pair ranks #1,403,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbannt vs versandt

Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "verbannt": b. Private to "versandt": ds.

"verbannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "versandt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbanntevrbannt · vebrannt · verabnnt · verbanntt · verbant · verbantn · verbbannt · verbnant
  • versandtevrsandt · verasndt · verrsandt · versadnt · versanddt · versandtt · versanndt · versantd

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "verbannt" for "versandt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbant] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈzant]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verbannt" or "versandt"?
"verbannt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,052 in our German list, against #30,845 for "versandt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "verbannt" and "versandt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "versandt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,403,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbannt" and "versandt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "versandt vs versank". 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 #1,403,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list