Which to use
“verbinden” and “verlinken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,857
- “verbinden” frequency rank
- #18,743
- “verlinken” frequency rank
- 22600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbinden | verlinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen | einen Hyperlink (Verweis) setzen, über Hyperlinks verknüpfen |
Where the eye mixes verbinden and verlinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbinden and verlinken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbinden with verlinken
A purely visual mix-up. verbinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]) and verlinken ([fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkn̩]) 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 22600, 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]. verlinken is at rank #18,743, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlɪŋkn̩].
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 22600, this pair ranks #1,872,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs verlinken
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbinden": bd. Private to "verlinken": kl.
"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlinken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbinden" and "verlinken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "verlinken"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,872,169 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbinden" and "verlinken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verlinken vs Verlinkung". 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 #1,872,169 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.