Which to use
“verbietet” and “vermietet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,303
- “verbietet” frequency rank
- #13,972
- “vermietet” frequency rank
- 22275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbietet | vermietet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbieten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermieten |
Where the eye mixes verbietet and vermietet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbietet and vermietet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbietet and vermietet
A purely visual mix-up. verbietet ([fɛɐ̯ˈbiːtət]) and vermietet ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - b in “verbietet” becomes m in “vermietet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22275, 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]. vermietet is at rank #13,972, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːtət].
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 22275, this pair ranks #1,876,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbietet vs vermietet
Shared letters: eirtv. Private to "verbietet": b. Private to "vermietet": m.
"verbietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "vermietet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbietet" for "vermietet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbietet" vs "vermietet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbietet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vermietet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,183 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbietet" and "vermietet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermiesen vs vermietet". 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 #1,876,183 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.