Which to use
“verboten” and “verbotene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,132
- “verboten” frequency rank
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- 17103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verboten | verbotene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht erlaubt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten |
Where the eye mixes verboten and verbotene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verboten and verbotene
A purely visual mix-up. verboten ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verboten” sits inside “verbotene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verboten is recorded at frequency rank #2,132, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]. 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 17103, this pair ranks #1,930,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verboten vs verbotene
Shared letters: benortv. Private to "verboten": -. Private to "verbotene": -.
"verboten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verboten" and "verbotene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verboten" vs "verbotene" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verboten" 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 #1,930,334 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verboten" 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 #1,930,334 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.