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 eye mixes verbinden and verbindende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbinden runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verbindende's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbinden and verbindende
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
- verbinden ← evrbinden · vebrinden · verbbinden · verbidnen · verbindden · verbindenn · verbindne · verbinedn
- verbindende ← evrbindende · vebrindende · verbbindende · verbidnende · verbinddende · verbindedne · verbindendde · verbindened
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbinden" and "verbindende" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbinden" vs "verbindende" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbindende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,096,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbinden" and "verbindende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbindende vs verbundene". 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 #1,096,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.