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Which to use

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

#37,858
“verbiete” frequency rank
#20,449
“verbinde” frequency rank
58307
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbiete verbinde
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbinden

Where the eye mixes verbiete and verbinde

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
verbiete
8 ch
verbinde

Visual trap between verbiete and verbinde

A purely visual mix-up. verbiete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]) and verbinde ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə]) 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 58307, 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]. verbinde is at rank #20,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə].

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 58307, this pair ranks #867,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbiete vs verbinde

Shared letters: beirv. Private to "verbiete": t. Private to "verbinde": dn.

"verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "verbinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbieteevrbiete · vebriete · verbbiete · verbeite · verbieet · verbitee · veribete · verrbiete
  • verbindeevrbinde · vebrinde · verbbinde · verbidne · verbindde · verbined · verbinnde · verbnide

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verbiete" and "verbinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verbiete" or "verbinde" show up more?
"verbinde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,449 in our German list, against #37,858 for "verbiete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbiete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verbinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #867,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbiete" and "verbinde" 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 #867,883 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