Which to use
“verbissen” and “verwiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,700
- “verbissen” frequency rank
- #7,248
- “verwiesen” frequency rank
- 43948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbissen | verwiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbeißen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verweisen |
Where the eye mixes verbissen and verwiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbissen (CVCCVCCVC) and verwiesen (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verbissen and verwiesen
A purely visual mix-up. verbissen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪsn̩]) and verwiesen ([fɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩]) 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 43948, 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]. verwiesen is at rank #7,248, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩].
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 43948, this pair ranks #1,401,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbissen vs verwiesen
Shared letters: einrsv. Private to "verbissen": b. Private to "verwiesen": w.
"verbissen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verwiesen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbissen" and "verwiesen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbissen" or "verwiesen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbissen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verwiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbissen" and "verwiesen" 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 #1,401,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.