verboten

[fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verboten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,132. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,132
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht erlaubt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verboten · verboten · German

verboten · rank #2,132 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,132
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tipps

Nearest frequency peer: Tipps (-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 „verboten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verboten“ 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).

verboten vs Verbots
63% similar
verboten vs verloren
75% similar
verboten vs Vermögen
50% similar

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

Key facts for verboten
PropertyValue
Headwordverboten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,132
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verboten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verbotenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tipps“ (#2,131), „Witz“ (#2,133), „texte“ (#2,130). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verboten“ bei #2,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around verboten (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,132 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht erlaubt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for verboten, with forms such as "evrboten", "vebroten", and "verbboten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Verbots", "verloren", "Vermögen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verboten, spelled V-E-R-B-O-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht erlaubt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rauchen ist in diesem Gebäude strengstens verboten.
  2. „Wenn diese Berichte von Gewalttaten oder verbotener Leidenschaft handelten, dann umso besser.“

Synonyms

illegalillegitimuntersagtunzulässig

Antonyms

erlaubtgenehmigtgestattetlegallegitim

This word in other languages

forbidden(English)prohibido(Español)interdit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrboten
  • vebroten
  • verbboten
  • verboetn
  • verbotenn
  • verbotne
  • verbotten
  • verbtoen
  • verobten
  • verrboten
  • vreboten
  • vverboten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verboten - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrboten2vebroten2verbboten1verboetn2verbotenn1verbotne2verbotten1verbtoen2
Edit distance from "verboten"

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 "verboten"?
"verboten" is spelled V-E-R-B-O-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩].
What does "verboten" mean?
As an adjective, "verboten" means: nicht erlaubt
What words are commonly confused with "verboten"?
"verboten" is commonly confused with "Verbots", "verloren", "Vermögen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verboten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verboten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈboːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verboten" come from?
"verboten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

begonnen#2,137brauchst#2,140Republik#2,121Realität#2,120

Similar misspelling depth

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

Schmidt12 variantseindeutig12 variantsExperten12 variantsKategorie12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list