Which to use
“verbiete” is a verb and “Verbote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,858
- “verbiete” frequency rank
- #14,698
- “Verbote” frequency rank
- 52556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiete | Verbote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verbot |
Where the eye mixes verbiete and Verbote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbiete runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against Verbote's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbiete with Verbote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbiete is [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə] while Verbote is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52556, 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]. Verbote is at rank #14,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtə].
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 52556, this pair ranks #1,092,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbiete vs Verbote
Shared letters: bertv. Private to "verbiete": i. Private to "Verbote": o.
"verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "Verbote" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbiete" and "Verbote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbiete" vs "Verbote" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbiete" and "Verbote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbiete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,092,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiete" and "Verbote" 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 #1,092,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.