Which to use
“verbiete” and “vermietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,858
- “verbiete” frequency rank
- #13,972
- “vermietet” frequency rank
- 51830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbiete | vermietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermieten |
Where the eye mixes verbiete and vermietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbiete runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against vermietet's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbiete vs vermietet
A purely visual mix-up. verbiete ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtə]) and vermietet ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət]) 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 51830, 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]. vermietet is at rank #13,972, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət].
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 51830, this pair ranks #1,120,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbiete vs vermietet
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verbiete": b. Private to "vermietet": m.
"verbiete" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV · "vermietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbiete" for "vermietet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbiete" or "vermietet"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbiete" and "vermietet" 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 "vermietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,120,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbiete" and "vermietet" 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 #1,120,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.