Which to use
“verbindliche” and “vorbildliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,420
- “verbindliche” frequency rank
- #30,856
- “vorbildliche” frequency rank
- 49276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbindliche | vorbildliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbindlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorbildlich |
Where the eye mixes verbindliche and vorbildliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbindliche and vorbildliche follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbindliche and vorbildliche
A purely visual mix-up. verbindliche ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçə]) and vorbildliche ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɪltlɪçə]) 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 49276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbindliche is recorded at frequency rank #18,420, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪntlɪçə]. vorbildliche is at rank #30,856, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɪltlɪçə].
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 49276, this pair ranks #1,217,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbindliche vs vorbildliche
Shared letters: bcdehilrv. Private to "verbindliche": n. Private to "vorbildliche": o.
"verbindliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCV · "vorbildliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbindliche ← evrbindliche · vebrindliche · verbbindliche · verbidnliche · verbinddliche · verbindilche · verbindlcihe · verbindlicche
- vorbildliche ← ovrbildliche · vobrildliche · vorbbildliche · vorbidlliche · vorbilddliche · vorbildilche · vorbildlcihe · vorbildlicche
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbindliche" and "vorbildliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbindliche" or "vorbildliche"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbindliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorbildliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,217,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbindliche" and "vorbildliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbindliche vs verbindlichen". 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 #1,217,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.