Which to use
“verbinden” is a verb and “verbundene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,857
- “verbinden” frequency rank
- #8,646
- “verbundene” frequency rank
- 12503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbinden | verbundene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbunden |
Where the eye mixes verbinden and verbundene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbinden runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verbundene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbinden with verbundene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbinden is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩] while verbundene is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊndənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12503, 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]. verbundene is at rank #8,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʊndənə].
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 12503, this pair ranks #1,963,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs verbundene
Shared letters: bdenrv. Private to "verbinden": i. Private to "verbundene": u.
"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbundene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbinden ← evrbinden · vebrinden · verbbinden · verbidnen · verbindden · verbindenn · verbindne · verbinedn
- verbundene ← evrbundene · vebrundene · verbbundene · verbnudene · verbudnene · verbunddene · verbundeen · verbundnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbinden" and "verbundene" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "verbundene"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbinden" and "verbundene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbundene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbinden" and "verbundene" 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 #1,963,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.