vertreiben

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vertreiben” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,806
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden oder etwas dazu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertreiben · vertreiben · German

vertreiben · rank #8,806 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,806
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verdammte

Nearest frequency peer: verdammte (-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 „vertreiben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vertreiben“ 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).

vertreiben vs vertreten
80% similar
vertreiben vs vertreibt
80% similar
vertreiben vs vertrieben
80% similar

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

Key facts for vertreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordvertreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,806
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vertreiben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vertreibenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verdammte“ (#8,805), „Wanderung“ (#8,807), „untersagt“ (#8,804). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vertreiben“ bei #8,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vertreiben (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,806 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vertreiben, with forms such as "evrtreiben", "verrteiben", and "verrtreiben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "vertreten", "vertreibt", "vertrieben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vertreiben, spelled V-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas dazu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen
  2. 2
    etwas zum Verkauf anbieten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es war nicht leicht, die Marder aus dem Hühnerstall zu vertreiben.
  2. Krieg vertreibt viele Menschen.

Synonyms

verjagenverscheuchenverkaufenhandeln

This word in other languages

expel(English)expulsar(Español)expulser(Français)expelir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrtreiben
  • verrteiben
  • verrtreiben
  • verteriben
  • vertrebien
  • vertreibben
  • vertreibenn
  • vertreibne
  • vertreiebn
  • vertrreiben
  • verttreiben
  • vetrreiben
  • vretreiben
  • vvertreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vertreiben - 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.

evrtreiben2verrteiben2verrtreiben1verteriben2vertrebien2vertreibben1vertreibenn1vertreibne2
Edit distance from "vertreiben"

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 "vertreiben"?
"vertreiben" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "vertreiben" mean?
As a verb, "vertreiben" means: jemanden oder etwas dazu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen
What words are commonly confused with "vertreiben"?
"vertreiben" is commonly confused with "vertreten", "vertreibt", "vertrieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertreiben" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertreiben" come from?
"vertreiben" 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 "vertreiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umgebracht#8,802weitergeht#8,810abgebildet#8,817arbeiteten#8,823

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Wanderung14 variantsuntersagt14 variantswiderlich14 variantsaufgeteilt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list