Which to use
“verdient” and “verdirbt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,097
- “verdient” frequency rank
- #31,336
- “verdirbt” frequency rank
- 32433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdient | verdirbt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verdienen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verderben |
Where the eye mixes verdient and verdirbt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verdient vs verdirbt
A purely visual mix-up. verdient ([fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnt]) and verdirbt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt]) 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 32433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdient is recorded at frequency rank #1,097, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnt]. verdirbt is at rank #31,336, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdɪʁpt].
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 32433, this pair ranks #1,707,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verdient vs verdirbt
Shared letters: deirtv. Private to "verdient": n. Private to "verdirbt": b.
"verdient" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "verdirbt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verdient" for "verdirbt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verdient" or "verdirbt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdirbt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,707,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdient" and "verdirbt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdirbt vs verfärbt". 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 #1,707,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.