Which to use
“Verbote” is a noun and “verbotene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,698
- “Verbote” frequency rank
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- 29669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbote | verbotene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Verbot | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten |
Where the eye mixes Verbote and verbotene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Verbote vs verbotene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verbote is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtə] while verbotene is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Verbote” sits inside “verbotene”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbote is recorded at frequency rank #14,698, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtə]. 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 29669, this pair ranks #1,762,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verbote vs verbotene
Shared letters: beortv. Private to "Verbote": -. Private to "verbotene": n.
"Verbote" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Verbote" for "verbotene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Verbote" vs "verbotene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbote" 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 #1,762,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbote" and "verbotene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbotene vs Vorboten". 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 #1,762,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.