Which to use
“verachte” is a verb and “verbrachte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,697
- “verachte” frequency rank
- #8,960
- “verbrachte” frequency rank
- 45657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verachte | verbrachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verachten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbracht |
Where the eye mixes verachte and verbrachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verachte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against verbrachte's 10 (CVCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verachte vs verbrachte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verachte is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə] while verbrachte is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verachte is recorded at frequency rank #36,697, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaxtə]. verbrachte is at rank #8,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə].
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 45657, this pair ranks #1,345,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verachte vs verbrachte
Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verachte": -. Private to "verbrachte": b.
"verachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "verbrachte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verachte ← evrachte · vearchte · veracchte · verachet · verachhte · veracthe · verahcte · vercahte
- verbrachte ← evrbrachte · vebrrachte · verbarchte · verbbrachte · verbracchte · verbrachet · verbrachhte · verbrachtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verachte" for "verbrachte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verachte" vs "verbrachte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,345,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verachte" and "verbrachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verachte vs vermacht". 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 #1,345,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.