Which to use
“verbiegen” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,430
- “verbiegen” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 54548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiegen | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der (richtigen) Form bringen (so dass etwas nicht mehr so wie zuvor zu nutzen ist) | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verbiegen and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiegen and verziehen 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 verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verbiegen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːɡn̩]) and verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) 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 54548, 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]. verziehen is at rank #20,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 54548, this pair ranks #1,014,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbiegen vs verziehen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbiegen": bg. Private to "verziehen": hz.
"verbiegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbiegen" and "verziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbiegen" or "verziehen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbiegen" and "verziehen" 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 "verziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,014,577 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiegen" and "verziehen" 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 #1,014,577 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.