Which to use
“verbissen” and “verpissen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,700
- “verbissen” frequency rank
- #31,344
- “verpissen” frequency rank
- 68044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbissen | verpissen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbeißen | sich von einem (meist als unbehaglich empfundenen) Ort entfernen; weggehen |
Where the eye mixes verbissen and verpissen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbissen and verpissen 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 verpissen
A purely visual mix-up. verbissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪsn̩]) and verpissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈpɪsn̩]) 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 a single letter - b in “verbissen” becomes p in “verpissen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68044, 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]. verpissen is at rank #31,344, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈpɪsn̩].
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 68044, this pair ranks #520,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbissen vs verpissen
Shared letters: einrsv. Private to "verbissen": b. Private to "verpissen": p.
"verbissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verpissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbissen" and "verpissen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbissen" or "verpissen"?
Useful next steps
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 "verpissen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbissen" and "verpissen" 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 #520,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.