Which to use
“verbiete” and “verliere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,858
- “verbiete” frequency rank
- #12,196
- “verliere” frequency rank
- 50054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiete | verliere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verlieren |
Where the eye mixes verbiete and verliere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbiete and verliere follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbiete with verliere
A purely visual mix-up. verbiete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]) and verliere ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə]) 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 50054, 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]. verliere is at rank #12,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁə].
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 50054, this pair ranks #1,188,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbiete vs verliere
Shared letters: eirv. Private to "verbiete": bt. Private to "verliere": l.
"verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "verliere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbiete" and "verliere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbiete" or "verliere" show up more?
What to do next
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 "verliere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,188,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiete" and "verliere" 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 #1,188,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.