Which to use
“verbissen” and “verlassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,700
- “verbissen” frequency rank
- #981
- “verlassen” frequency rank
- 37681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbissen | verlassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbeißen | weggehen, sich entfernen |
Where the eye mixes verbissen and verlassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbissen and verlassen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbissen and verlassen
A purely visual mix-up. verbissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪsn̩]) and verlassen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩]) 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 37681, 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]. verlassen is at rank #981, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlasn̩].
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 37681, this pair ranks #1,583,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbissen vs verlassen
Shared letters: enrsv. Private to "verbissen": bi. Private to "verlassen": al.
"verbissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verlassen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbissen" and "verlassen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbissen" or "verlassen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbissen" and "verlassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbissen" and "verlassen" 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 #1,583,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.