Which to use
“Verbindung” and “Verwundung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #917
- “Verbindung” frequency rank
- #43,605
- “Verwundung” frequency rank
- 44522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbindung | Verwundung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Verbindendes | Aktion, bei der ein körperlicher Schaden entsteht |
Where the eye mixes Verbindung and Verwundung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Verbindung and Verwundung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Verbindung with Verwundung
A purely visual mix-up. Verbindung ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ]) and Verwundung ([fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ]) 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 44522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbindung is recorded at frequency rank #917, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ]. Verwundung is at rank #43,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ].
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 44522, this pair ranks #1,383,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Verbindung vs Verwundung
Shared letters: degnruv. Private to "Verbindung": bi. Private to "Verwundung": w.
"Verbindung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "Verwundung" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verbindung ← evrbindung · vebrindung · verbbindung · verbidnung · verbinddung · verbindnug · verbindugn · verbindungg
- Verwundung ← evrwundung · verrwundung · veruwndung · verwnudung · verwudnung · verwunddung · verwundnug · verwundugn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbindung" for "Verwundung" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Verbindung" or "Verwundung" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Verbindung" and "Verwundung" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbindung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verwundung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbindung" and "Verwundung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verwundung vs Verwüstung". 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 #1,383,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.