Which to use
“verborgene” and “verbotene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,558
- “verborgene” frequency rank
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- 39529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verborgene | verbotene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verborgen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten |
Where the eye mixes verborgene and verbotene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verborgene vs verbotene
A purely visual mix-up. verborgene ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənə]) and verbotene ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]) 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 39529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verborgene is recorded at frequency rank #24,558, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənə]. verbotene is at rank #14,971, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə].
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 39529, this pair ranks #1,534,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verborgene vs verbotene
Shared letters: benorv. Private to "verborgene": g. Private to "verbotene": t.
"verborgene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verborgene ← evrborgene · vebrorgene · verbborgene · verbogrene · verboregne · verborgeen · verborggene · verborgnee
- verbotene ← evrbotene · vebrotene · verbbotene · verboetne · verboteen · verbotenne · verbotnee · verbottene
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verborgene" and "verbotene" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verborgene" or "verbotene"?
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 "verborgene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,534,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verborgene" and "verbotene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verborgene vs verlogene". 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 #1,534,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.