Which to use
“verbarg” and “verbirgt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,576
- “verbarg” frequency rank
- #12,407
- “verbirgt” frequency rank
- 55983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbarg | verbirgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbergen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbergen |
Where the eye mixes verbarg and verbirgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbarg runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against verbirgt's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbarg and verbirgt
A purely visual mix-up. verbarg ([fɛɐ̯ˈbaʁk]) and verbirgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪʁkt]) 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 55983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbarg is recorded at frequency rank #43,576, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbaʁk]. verbirgt is at rank #12,407, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪʁkt].
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 55983, this pair ranks #958,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbarg vs verbirgt
Shared letters: begrv. Private to "verbarg": a. Private to "verbirgt": it.
"verbarg" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verbirgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbarg" and "verbirgt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbarg" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbirgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #958,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbarg" and "verbirgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbarg vs verwarf". 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 #958,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.