Which to use
“verbieten” and “verbietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,229
- “verbieten” frequency rank
- #8,303
- “verbietet” frequency rank
- 13532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbieten | verbietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unterlassung fordern | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten |
Where the eye mixes verbieten and verbietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbieten and verbietet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbieten and verbietet
A purely visual mix-up. verbieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩]) and verbietet ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtət]) 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 a single letter - n in “verbieten” becomes t in “verbietet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbieten is recorded at frequency rank #5,229, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩]. verbietet is at rank #8,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtət].
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 13532, this pair ranks #1,957,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbieten vs verbietet
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbieten": n. Private to "verbietet": -.
"verbieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verbietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbieten" and "verbietet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbieten" or "verbietet"?
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 "verbieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbieten" and "verbietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbieten vs verhielten". 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 #1,957,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.