Which to use
“verbissen” and “vermisse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,700
- “verbissen” frequency rank
- #6,019
- “vermisse” frequency rank
- 42719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbissen | vermisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbeißen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermissen |
Where the eye mixes verbissen and vermisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbissen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against vermisse's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbissen vs vermisse
A purely visual mix-up. verbissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪsn̩]) and vermisse ([fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42719, 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]. vermisse is at rank #6,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsə].
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 42719, this pair ranks #1,440,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbissen vs vermisse
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "verbissen": bn. Private to "vermisse": m.
"verbissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vermisse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbissen" for "vermisse" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbissen" or "vermisse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbissen" and "vermisse" 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 "vermisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,440,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbissen" and "vermisse" 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 #1,440,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.