verbiegenvsvermietenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“verbiegen” and “vermieten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,430
“verbiegen” frequency rank
#11,775
“vermieten” frequency rank
46205
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbiegen vermieten
Definition aus der (richtigen) Form bringen (so dass etwas nicht mehr so wie zuvor zu nutzen ist) etwas gegen Bezahlung für eine bestimmte Zeit zur Benutzung überlassen

Where the eye mixes verbiegen and vermieten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiegen and vermieten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
verbiegen
9 ch
vermieten

Why the eye confuses verbiegen with vermieten

A purely visual mix-up. verbiegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩]) and vermieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩]) 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 46205, 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]. vermieten is at rank #11,775, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩].

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 46205, this pair ranks #1,326,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbiegen vs vermieten

Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbiegen": bg. Private to "vermieten": mt.

"verbiegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "vermieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbiegen ← evrbiegen · vebriegen · verbbiegen · verbeigen · verbieegn · verbiegenn · verbieggen · verbiegne
  • vermieten ← evrmieten · vemrieten · verimeten · vermeiten · vermieetn · vermietenn · vermietne · vermietten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbiegen" and "vermieten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verbiegen" or "vermieten" show up more?
"vermieten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,775 in our German list, against #34,430 for "verbiegen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verbiegen" and "vermieten" 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 "vermieten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,326,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbiegen" and "vermieten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbiegen 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 #1,326,977 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list