Which to use
“verbinden” and “versinken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,857
- “verbinden” frequency rank
- #22,197
- “versinken” frequency rank
- 26054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbinden | versinken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Binde abdecken, mit einem Verband versorgen | in eine weiche Materie eintauchen |
Where the eye mixes verbinden and versinken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbinden and versinken 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 versinken
A purely visual mix-up. verbinden ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndn̩]) and versinken ([fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩]) 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 26054, 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]. versinken is at rank #22,197, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkn̩].
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 26054, this pair ranks #1,823,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbinden vs versinken
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "verbinden": bd. Private to "versinken": ks.
"verbinden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "versinken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbinden" and "versinken" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbinden" vs "versinken" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "versinken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbinden" and "versinken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergingen vs versinken". 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 #1,823,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.