Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbinden" and "vermieden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbinden" or "vermieden"?
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.