verbindenvsverbündetWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,857
“verbinden” frequency rank
#27,995
“verbündet” frequency rank
31852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbinden verbündet
Definition mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbünden

Where the eye mixes verbinden and verbündet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbinden and verbündet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
verbinden
9 ch
verbündet

Look-alike desk: verbinden vs verbündet

A purely visual mix-up. verbinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]) and verbündet ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31852, 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]. verbündet is at rank #27,995, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət].

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 31852, this pair ranks #1,719,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs verbündet

Shared letters: bdenrv. Private to "verbinden": i. Private to "verbündet": tü.

"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "verbündet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbinden ← evrbinden · vebrinden · verbbinden · verbidnen · verbindden · verbindenn · verbindne · verbinedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbinden" and "verbündet" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈbʏndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "verbündet"?
"verbinden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our German list, against #27,995 for "verbündet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "verbündet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,719,725 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbinden" and "verbündet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verblendet vs verbündet". 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 #1,719,725 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