Which to use
“verboten” and “verübten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,132
- “verboten” frequency rank
- #39,115
- “verübten” frequency rank
- 41247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verboten | verübten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht erlaubt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verübt |
Where the eye mixes verboten and verübten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verboten (CVCCVCVC) and verübten (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: verboten vs verübten
A purely visual mix-up. verboten ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]) and verübten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːptn̩]) 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 41247, 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]. verübten is at rank #39,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːptn̩].
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 41247, this pair ranks #1,485,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verboten vs verübten
Shared letters: benrtv. Private to "verboten": o. Private to "verübten": ü.
"verboten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "verübten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verboten ← evrboten · vebroten · verbboten · verboetn · verbotenn · verbotne · verbotten · verbtoen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verboten" for "verübten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verboten" or "verübten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verboten" and "verübten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verboten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verübten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,485,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verboten" and "verübten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verorten vs verübten". 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 #1,485,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.