Which to use
“verbieten” is a verb and “verzierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,229
- “verbieten” frequency rank
- #39,699
- “verzierten” frequency rank
- 44928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbieten | verzierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unterlassung fordern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verziert |
Where the eye mixes verbieten and verzierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbieten runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against verzierten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbieten with verzierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbieten is [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtn̩] while verzierten is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44928, 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]. verzierten is at rank #39,699, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩].
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 44928, this pair ranks #1,370,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbieten vs verzierten
Shared letters: einrtv. Private to "verbieten": b. Private to "verzierten": z.
"verbieten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verzierten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbieten ← evrbieten · vebrieten · verbbieten · verbeiten · verbieetn · verbietenn · verbietne · verbietten
- verzierten ← evrzierten · verizerten · verrzierten · verzeirten · verzieretn · verzierrten · verziertenn · verziertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbieten" and "verzierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbieten" vs "verzierten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "verzierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,370,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbieten" and "verzierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielten vs verzierten". 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 #1,370,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.