Which to use
“verbieten” and “vermieden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,229
- “verbieten” frequency rank
- #7,840
- “vermieden” frequency rank
- 13069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbieten | vermieden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unterlassung fordern | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermeiden |
Where the eye mixes verbieten and vermieden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbieten and vermieden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbieten with vermieden
A purely visual mix-up. verbieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩]) and vermieden ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːdn̩]) 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 13069, 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]. vermieden is at rank #7,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːdn̩].
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 13069, this pair ranks #1,960,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbieten vs vermieden
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbieten": bt. Private to "vermieden": dm.
"verbieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vermieden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbieten" and "vermieden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbieten" vs "vermieden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbieten" and "vermieden" 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 #1,960,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.