Which to use
“verbiegen” and “verbiete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,430
- “verbiegen” frequency rank
- #37,858
- “verbiete” frequency rank
- 72288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiegen | verbiete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der (richtigen) Form bringen (so dass etwas nicht mehr so wie zuvor zu nutzen ist) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten |
Where the eye mixes verbiegen and verbiete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiegen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against verbiete's 8 (CVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbiegen and verbiete
A purely visual mix-up. verbiegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩]) and verbiete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]) 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 72288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbiegen is recorded at frequency rank #34,430, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩]. verbiete is at rank #37,858, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə].
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 72288, this pair ranks #392,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbiegen vs verbiete
Shared letters: beirv. Private to "verbiegen": gn. Private to "verbiete": t.
"verbiegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbiegen" and "verbiete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbiegen" or "verbiete"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbiegen" and "verbiete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbiete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiegen" and "verbiete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbiete vs verbreite". 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 #392,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.