Which to use
“Verbannung” and “Verwarnung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,113
- “Verbannung” frequency rank
- #30,850
- “Verwarnung” frequency rank
- 57963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbannung | Verwarnung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Urteil oder Dekret erzwungene Verlegung an einen von der betroffenen Person nicht gewünschten Ort | Ermahnung oder Warnung, die eine Person für eine Regelverletzung oder ein Fehlverhalten erhält; oft beinhaltet eine Verwarnung die Androhung einer strengeren Strafe |
Where the eye mixes Verbannung and Verwarnung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verbannung and Verwarnung 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 Verwarnung
A purely visual mix-up. Verbannung ([fɛɐ̯ˈbanʊŋ]) and Verwarnung ([fɛɐ̯ˈvaʁnʊŋ]) 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 57963, 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]. Verwarnung is at rank #30,850, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaʁnʊŋ].
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 57963, this pair ranks #880,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verbannung vs Verwarnung
Shared letters: aegnruv. Private to "Verbannung": b. Private to "Verwarnung": w.
"Verbannung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verwarnung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verbannung ← evrbannung · vebrannung · verabnnung · verbannnug · verbannugn · verbannungg · verbannunng · verbanung
- Verwarnung ← evrwarnung · verawrnung · verrwarnung · verwanrung · verwarnnug · verwarnnung · verwarnugn · verwarnungg
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbannung" for "Verwarnung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Verbannung" or "Verwarnung"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbannung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verwarnung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #880,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbannung" and "Verwarnung" 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 #880,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.