vergibtvsverübtTell them apart

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.

7 ch
vergibt
6 ch
verübt

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

  • vergibtevrgibt · vegribt · vergbit · verggibt · vergibbt · vergibtt · vergitb · verigbt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vergibt" and "verübt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈʔyːpt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "vergibt" or "verübt" show up more?
"verübt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,513 in our German list, against #14,197 for "vergibt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list