Which to use
“vergibt” and “verübt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,197
- “vergibt” frequency rank
- #13,513
- “verübt” frequency rank
- 27710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergibt | verübt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vergeben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verüben |
Where the eye mixes vergibt and verübt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vergibt with verübt
A purely visual mix-up. vergibt ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt]) and verübt ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːpt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergibt is recorded at frequency rank #14,197, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt]. verübt is at rank #13,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːpt].
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 27710, this pair ranks #1,797,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergibt vs verübt
Shared letters: bertv. Private to "vergibt": gi. Private to "verübt": ü.
"vergibt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "verübt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergibt ← evrgibt · vegribt · vergbit · verggibt · vergibbt · vergibtt · vergitb · verigbt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vergibt" and "verübt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vergibt" or "verübt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vergibt" and "verübt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verübt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergibt" and "verübt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergeigt vs vergibt". 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 #1,797,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.