Which to use
“verbiegen” and “vermiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,430
- “verbiegen” frequency rank
- #42,231
- “vermiesen” frequency rank
- 76661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiegen | vermiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der (richtigen) Form bringen (so dass etwas nicht mehr so wie zuvor zu nutzen ist) | etwas Schönes (das jemand anderes erlebt, wie Freude, Spass oder gute Stimmung) stören/verderben |
Where the eye mixes verbiegen and vermiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiegen and vermiesen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbiegen vs vermiesen
A purely visual mix-up. verbiegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩]) and vermiesen ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːzn̩]) 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 76661, 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]. vermiesen is at rank #42,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːzn̩].
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 76661, this pair ranks #278,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbiegen vs vermiesen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbiegen": bg. Private to "vermiesen": ms.
"verbiegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vermiesen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbiegen" and "vermiesen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbiegen" or "vermiesen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbiegen" and "vermiesen" 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 "vermiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiegen" and "vermiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbissen vs vermiesen". 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 #278,648 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.