verbannen

[fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verbannen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,758
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbannen · verbannen · German

verbannen · rank #23,758 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,758
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verdauung

Nearest frequency peer: Verdauung (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verbannen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verbannen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verbannen vs verbannt
78% similar
verbannen vs verbauen
78% similar
verbannen vs verbunden
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verbannen
PropertyValue
Headwordverbannen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,758
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verbannen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verbannenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verdauung“ (#23,759), „verdienter“ (#23,760), „unterschreibt“ (#23,755). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verbannen“ bei #23,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verbannen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,758 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbannen, with forms such as "evrbannen", "vebrannen", and "verabnnen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "verbannt", "verbauen", "verbunden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verbannen, spelled V-E-R-B-A-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemanden entschieden ausschließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verbannen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Napoleon wurde auf Elba verbannt.
  2. Wegen angeblich sittengefährdenden Bücher verbannte Kaiser Augustus den Dichter Ovid aus Rom.

Synonyms

ächtenausstoßenbannenausbürgernausweisenexpatriierenverstoßenausschließenausstoßenhinauswerfen

This word in other languages

banish(English)exiliar(Español)exiler(Français)exilar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrbannen
  • vebrannen
  • verabnnen
  • verbanen
  • verbanenn
  • verbannenn
  • verbannne
  • verbbannen
  • verbnanen
  • verrbannen
  • vrebannen
  • vverbannen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbannen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrbannen2vebrannen2verabnnen2verbanen1verbanenn2verbannenn1verbannne2verbbannen1
Edit distance from "verbannen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verbannen"?
"verbannen" is spelled V-E-R-B-A-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbanən].
What does "verbannen" mean?
As a verb, "verbannen" means: jemanden mit einem Bann belegen, jemand eines Gebiets verweisen
What words are commonly confused with "verbannen"?
"verbannen" is commonly confused with "verbannt", "verbauen", "verbunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verbannen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbannen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbanən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbannen" come from?
"verbannen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verbannen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verdauung#23,759verkehrte#23,765verkommen#23,766ungewollt#23,747

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

umkehren12 variantsWeilheim12 variantssunshine12 variantsstreckt12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list