Which to use
“verbieten” and “verziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,229
- “verbieten” frequency rank
- #20,118
- “verziehen” frequency rank
- 25347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbieten | verziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unterlassung fordern | aus der Form geraten |
Where the eye mixes verbieten and verziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbieten and verziehen 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 verziehen
A purely visual mix-up. verbieten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩]) and verziehen ([fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) 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 25347, 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]. verziehen is at rank #20,118, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 25347, this pair ranks #1,834,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbieten vs verziehen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbieten": bt. Private to "verziehen": hz.
"verbieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verziehen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbieten" and "verziehen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbieten" or "verziehen"?
What to do next
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 "verziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,653 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbieten" and "verziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verzieh vs verziehen". 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 #1,834,653 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.