Which to use
“verbiete” and “verbieten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,858
- “verbiete” frequency rank
- #5,229
- “verbieten” frequency rank
- 43087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiete | verbieten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | Unterlassung fordern |
Where the eye mixes verbiete and verbieten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbiete runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against verbieten's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbiete with verbieten
A purely visual mix-up. verbiete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]) and verbieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verbiete” sits inside “verbieten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbiete is recorded at frequency rank #37,858, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]. verbieten is at rank #5,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩].
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 43087, this pair ranks #1,429,026 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbiete vs verbieten
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbiete": -. Private to "verbieten": n.
"verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verbieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbiete" and "verbieten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbiete" or "verbieten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbiete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbieten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,429,026 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiete" and "verbieten" 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 #1,429,026 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.