Which to use
“verbinden” and “verhindern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,857
- “verbinden” frequency rank
- #1,494
- “verhindern” frequency rank
- 5351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbinden | verhindern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen | bewirken, dass etwas nicht geschieht oder dass jemand etwas nicht tun kann |
Where the eye mixes verbinden and verhindern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbinden runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against verhindern's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbinden vs verhindern
A purely visual mix-up. verbinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]) and verhindern ([fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5351, 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]. verhindern is at rank #1,494, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐn].
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 5351, this pair ranks #1,995,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs verhindern
Shared letters: deinrv. Private to "verbinden": b. Private to "verhindern": h.
"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verhindern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbinden ← evrbinden · vebrinden · verbbinden · verbidnen · verbindden · verbindenn · verbindne · verbinedn
- verhindern ← evrhindern · vehrindern · verhhindern · verhidnern · verhinddern · verhindenr · verhindernn · verhinderrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbinden" and "verhindern" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "verhindern"?
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 "verhindern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbinden" and "verhindern" 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 #1,995,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.