verbindenvsverbindendeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: verbinden is a verb, verbindende is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“verbinden” is a verb and “verbindende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,857
“verbinden” frequency rank
#48,590
“verbindende” frequency rank
52447
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbinden verbindende
Definition mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbindend

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verbinden and verbindende apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
verbinden
11 ch
verbindende

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbinden is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩] while verbindende is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verbinden” sits inside “verbindende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbinden is recorded at frequency rank #3,857, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]. verbindende is at rank #48,590, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩də].

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 52447, this pair ranks #1,096,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs verbindende

Shared letters: bdeinrv. Private to "verbinden": -. Private to "verbindende": -.

"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verbindende" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbindenevrbinden · vebrinden · verbbinden · verbidnen · verbindden · verbindenn · verbindne · verbinedn
  • verbindendeevrbindende · vebrindende · verbbindende · verbidnende · verbinddende · verbindedne · verbindendde · verbindened

Frequency comparison

verbinden#3,857
verbindende#48,590

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbinden" and "verbindende" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "verbinden" is a verb and "verbindende" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "verbindende"?
"verbinden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our German list, against #48,590 for "verbindende". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering verbinden vs verbindende

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “verbinden”; for an adjective, it's “verbindende”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “verbinden” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list