Which to use
“Verbot” is a noun and “verpönt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,794
- “Verbot” frequency rank
- #36,095
- “verpönt” frequency rank
- 38889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbot | verpönt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | strenge Aufforderung, eine Handlung oder Tätigkeit zu unterlassen | von der Gesellschaft, von anderen Menschen für schlecht gehalten, unerwünscht |
Where the eye mixes Verbot and verpönt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Verbot runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against verpönt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verbot vs verpönt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verbot is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːt] while verpönt is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbot is recorded at frequency rank #2,794, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːt]. verpönt is at rank #36,095, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈpøːnt].
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 38889, this pair ranks #1,551,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verbot vs verpönt
Shared letters: ertv. Private to "Verbot": bo. Private to "verpönt": npö.
"Verbot" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "verpönt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verbot ← evrbot · vebrot · verbbot · verbott · verbto · verobt · verrbot · vrebot
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbot" for "verpönt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verbot" vs "verpönt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Verbot" and "verpönt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verpönt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,551,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbot" and "verpönt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verplant vs verpönt". 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 #1,551,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.