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.
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?
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "verbündet"?
After this comparison
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- 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.