Which to use
“verbiegen” and “verbogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,430
- “verbiegen” frequency rank
- #40,920
- “verbogen” frequency rank
- 75350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiegen | verbogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der (richtigen) Form bringen (so dass etwas nicht mehr so wie zuvor zu nutzen ist) | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbiegen |
Where the eye mixes verbiegen and verbogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiegen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against verbogen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbiegen and verbogen
A purely visual mix-up. verbiegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩]) and verbogen ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːɡn̩]) 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 75350, 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]. verbogen is at rank #40,920, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːɡn̩].
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 75350, this pair ranks #310,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbiegen vs verbogen
Shared letters: begnrv. Private to "verbiegen": i. Private to "verbogen": o.
"verbiegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verbogen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbiegen" and "verbogen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbiegen" vs "verbogen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiegen" and "verbogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbogen vs Vorboten". 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 #310,166 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.