Which to use
“verbotene” and “verbotenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- #16,858
- “verbotenen” frequency rank
- 31829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbotene | verbotenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten |
Where the eye mixes verbotene and verbotenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbotene runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against verbotenen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbotene vs verbotenen
A purely visual mix-up. verbotene ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]) and verbotenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənən]) 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) - “verbotene” sits inside “verbotenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbotene is recorded at frequency rank #14,971, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]. verbotenen is at rank #16,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənən].
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 31829, this pair ranks #1,720,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbotene vs verbotenen
Shared letters: benortv. Private to "verbotene": -. Private to "verbotenen": -.
"verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "verbotenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbotene ← evrbotene · vebrotene · verbbotene · verboetne · verboteen · verbotenne · verbotnee · verbottene
- verbotenen ← evrbotenen · vebrotenen · verbbotenen · verboetnen · verboteenn · verbotenenn · verbotennen · verbotneen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbotene" and "verbotenen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verbotene" or "verbotenen" show up more?
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 "verbotene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,720,160 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbotene" and "verbotenen" 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 #1,720,160 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.