Which to use
“verbergen” is a verb and “verborgene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,680
- “verbergen” frequency rank
- #24,558
- “verborgene” frequency rank
- 32238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbergen | verborgene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich verstecken, damit man nicht gefunden wird | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verborgen |
Where the eye mixes verbergen and verborgene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbergen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verborgene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbergen and verborgene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbergen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁɡn̩] while verborgene is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbergen is recorded at frequency rank #7,680, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁɡn̩]. verborgene is at rank #24,558, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənə].
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 32238, this pair ranks #1,711,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbergen vs verborgene
Shared letters: begnrv. Private to "verbergen": -. Private to "verborgene": o.
"verbergen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verborgene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbergen ← evrbergen · vebrergen · verbbergen · verbegren · verberegn · verbergenn · verberggen · verbergne
- verborgene ← evrborgene · vebrorgene · verbborgene · verbogrene · verboregne · verborgeen · verborggene · verborgnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbergen" and "verborgene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbergen" vs "verborgene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbergen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verborgene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbergen" and "verborgene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verborgene vs verlogene". 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 #1,711,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.