Which to use
“verbietet” and “verbindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,303
- “verbietet” frequency rank
- #3,623
- “verbindet” frequency rank
- 11926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbietet | verbindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbinden |
Where the eye mixes verbietet and verbindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbietet vs verbindet
A purely visual mix-up. verbietet ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtət]) and verbindet ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndət]) 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 11926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbietet is recorded at frequency rank #8,303, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtət]. verbindet is at rank #3,623, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndət].
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 11926, this pair ranks #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbietet vs verbindet
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbietet": -. Private to "verbindet": dn.
"verbietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "verbindet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbietet" and "verbindet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbietet" or "verbindet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbietet" and "verbindet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbietet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbietet" and "verbindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbiete vs verbietet". 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 #1,967,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.