Which to use
“verbiete” and “verbreite” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,858
- “verbiete” frequency rank
- #45,652
- “verbreite” frequency rank
- 83510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiete | verbreite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbreiten |
Where the eye mixes verbiete and verbreite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiete runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against verbreite's 9 (CVCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbiete and verbreite
A purely visual mix-up. verbiete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]) and verbreite ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83510, 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]. verbreite is at rank #45,652, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯tə].
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 83510, this pair ranks #138,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbiete vs verbreite
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbiete": -. Private to "verbreite": -.
"verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verbreite" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbiete" for "verbreite" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbiete" or "verbreite"?
After this comparison
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 "verbreite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,704 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiete" and "verbreite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbreite vs verdrehte". 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 #138,704 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.