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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbiete" and "verbinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbiete" or "verbinde" show up more?
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.