Which to use
“verbinden” is a verb and “verbunden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,857
- “verbinden” frequency rank
- #1,309
- “verbunden” frequency rank
- 5166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbinden | verbunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen | mit etwas gebunden/umbunden seiend |
Where the eye mixes verbinden and verbunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbinden vs verbunden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbinden is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩] while verbunden is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “verbinden” becomes u in “verbunden”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5166, 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]. verbunden is at rank #1,309, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊndn̩].
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 5166, this pair ranks #1,995,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs verbunden
Shared letters: bdenrv. Private to "verbinden": i. Private to "verbunden": u.
"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbunden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbinden" for "verbunden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbinden" or "verbunden" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "verbunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,604 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbinden" and "verbunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbinden vs verbindende". 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 #1,995,604 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.