Which to use
“verbieten” and “vertreten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,229
- “verbieten” frequency rank
- #1,462
- “vertreten” frequency rank
- 6691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbieten | vertreten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unterlassung fordern | zeitweise an Stelle von jemand anderem handeln, repräsentieren |
Where the eye mixes verbieten and vertreten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbieten (CVCCVVCVC) and vertreten (CVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verbieten vs vertreten
A purely visual mix-up. verbieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩]) and vertreten ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁeːtn̩]) 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 6691, 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]. vertreten is at rank #1,462, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁeːtn̩].
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 6691, this pair ranks #1,990,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbieten vs vertreten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verbieten": bi. Private to "vertreten": -.
"verbieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vertreten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbieten" and "vertreten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbieten" vs "vertreten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbieten" and "vertreten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbieten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertreten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,758 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbieten" and "vertreten" 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 #1,990,758 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.