Which to use
“verbissen” and “vergossen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,700
- “verbissen” frequency rank
- #40,282
- “vergossen” frequency rank
- 76982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbissen | vergossen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbeißen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vergießen |
Where the eye mixes verbissen and vergossen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbissen and vergossen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbissen vs vergossen
A purely visual mix-up. verbissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪsn̩]) and vergossen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔsn̩]) 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 76982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbissen is recorded at frequency rank #36,700, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪsn̩]. vergossen is at rank #40,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔsn̩].
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 76982, this pair ranks #271,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbissen vs vergossen
Shared letters: enrsv. Private to "verbissen": bi. Private to "vergossen": go.
"verbissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vergossen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbissen" for "vergossen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbissen" or "vergossen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergossen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbissen" and "vergossen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbissen vs vermiesen". 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 #271,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.