Which to use
“Verbannung” and “Verbindung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,113
- “Verbannung” frequency rank
- #917
- “Verbindung” frequency rank
- 28030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbannung | Verbindung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Urteil oder Dekret erzwungene Verlegung an einen von der betroffenen Person nicht gewünschten Ort | etwas Verbindendes |
Where the eye mixes Verbannung and Verbindung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verbannung and Verbindung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Verbannung vs Verbindung
A purely visual mix-up. Verbannung ([fɛɐ̯ˈbanʊŋ]) and Verbindung ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ]) 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 28030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbannung is recorded at frequency rank #27,113, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbanʊŋ]. Verbindung is at rank #917, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ].
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 28030, this pair ranks #1,791,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verbannung vs Verbindung
Shared letters: begnruv. Private to "Verbannung": a. Private to "Verbindung": di.
"Verbannung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verbindung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verbannung ← evrbannung · vebrannung · verabnnung · verbannnug · verbannugn · verbannungg · verbannunng · verbanung
- Verbindung ← evrbindung · vebrindung · verbbindung · verbidnung · verbinddung · verbindnug · verbindugn · verbindungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbannung" for "Verbindung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verbannung" or "Verbindung"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verbannung" and "Verbindung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbannung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbindung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,791,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbannung" and "Verbindung" 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 #1,791,785 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.