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“verbinde” and “verbringe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,449
“verbinde” frequency rank
#17,172
“verbringe” frequency rank
37621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbinde verbringe
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbinden 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbringen

Where the eye mixes verbinde and verbringe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
verbinde
9 ch
verbringe

Look-alike desk: verbinde vs verbringe

A purely visual mix-up. verbinde ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə]) and verbringe ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbinde is recorded at frequency rank #20,449, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə]. verbringe is at rank #17,172, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋə].

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 37621, this pair ranks #1,585,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbinde vs verbringe

Shared letters: beinrv. Private to "verbinde": d. Private to "verbringe": g.

"verbinde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "verbringe" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbindeevrbinde · vebrinde · verbbinde · verbidne · verbindde · verbined · verbinnde · verbnide
  • verbringeevrbringe · vebrringe · verbbringe · verbirnge · verbrigne · verbrineg · verbringge · verbrinnge

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbinde" and "verbringe" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndə] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verbinde" vs "verbringe" - which ranks higher?
"verbringe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,172 in our German list, against #20,449 for "verbinde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verbringe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,585,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbinde" and "verbringe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbringe vs verbringst". 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 #1,585,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list