Which to use
“Vergabe” is a noun and “vergeben” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,765
- “Vergabe” frequency rank
- #2,694
- “vergeben” frequency rank
- 13459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vergabe | vergeben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Übertragung von etwas an eine Person, Institution oder einen Betrieb (oder an mehrere) | mit einem Partner fest zusammenlebend |
Where the eye mixes Vergabe and vergeben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Vergabe runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vergeben's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Vergabe vs vergeben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Vergabe is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbə] while vergeben is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vergabe is recorded at frequency rank #10,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaːbə]. vergeben is at rank #2,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbn̩].
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 13459, this pair ranks #1,957,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Vergabe vs vergeben
Shared letters: begrv. Private to "Vergabe": a. Private to "vergeben": n.
"Vergabe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vergeben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vergabe" for "vergeben" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Vergabe" vs "vergeben" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Vergabe" and "vergeben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vergabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergeben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vergabe" and "vergeben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vergabe vs Vergaben". 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 #1,957,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.