verbindenvsvermiedenTell them apart

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

#3,857
“verbinden” frequency rank
#7,840
“vermieden” frequency rank
11697
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbinden vermieden
Definition mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vermeiden

Where the eye mixes verbinden and vermieden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
verbinden
9 ch
vermieden

Look-alike desk: verbinden vs vermieden

A purely visual mix-up. verbinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]) and vermieden ([fɛɐ̯ˈmiːdn̩]) 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 11697, 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]. vermieden is at rank #7,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːdn̩].

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 11697, this pair ranks #1,968,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs vermieden

Shared letters: deinrv. Private to "verbinden": b. Private to "vermieden": m.

"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "vermieden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbindenevrbinden · vebrinden · verbbinden · verbidnen · verbindden · verbindenn · verbindne · verbinedn
  • vermiedenevrmieden · vemrieden · verimeden · vermideen · vermiedden · vermiedenn · vermiedne · vermieedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verbinden" and "vermieden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmiːdn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "vermieden"?
"verbinden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,857 in our German list, against #7,840 for "vermieden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "verbinden" and "vermieden" 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 "vermieden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,968,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbinden" and "vermieden" 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 #1,968,426 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