Which to use
“verbotene” and “verbotenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,971
- “verbotene” frequency rank
- #42,222
- “verbotenes” frequency rank
- 57193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbotene | verbotenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verboten |
Where the eye mixes verbotene and verbotenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbotene runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against verbotenes's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbotene with verbotenes
A purely visual mix-up. verbotene ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənə]) and verbotenes ([fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənəs]) 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 “verbotenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57193, 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]. verbotenes is at rank #42,222, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtənəs].
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 57193, this pair ranks #910,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbotene vs verbotenes
Shared letters: benortv. Private to "verbotene": -. Private to "verbotenes": s.
"verbotene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "verbotenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbotene ← evrbotene · vebrotene · verbbotene · verboetne · verboteen · verbotenne · verbotnee · verbottene
- verbotenes ← evrbotenes · vebrotenes · verbbotenes · verboetnes · verboteens · verboteness · verbotennes · verbotense
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbotene" and "verbotenes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbotene" or "verbotenes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbotene" and "verbotenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbotenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #910,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbotene" and "verbotenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbotenes vs verlorenes". 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 #910,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.