Which to use
“verbannt” is a verb and “verbrannte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,052
- “verbannt” frequency rank
- #22,191
- “verbrannte” frequency rank
- 35243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannt | verbrannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbannen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbrannt |
Where the eye mixes verbannt and verbrannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verbannt and verbrannte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbannt is [fɛɐ̯ˈbant] while verbrannte is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantə]. 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 35243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbannt is recorded at frequency rank #13,052, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbant]. verbrannte is at rank #22,191, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantə].
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 35243, this pair ranks #1,644,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbannt vs verbrannte
Shared letters: abenrtv. Private to "verbannt": -. Private to "verbrannte": -.
"verbannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verbrannte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbannt ← evrbannt · vebrannt · verabnnt · verbanntt · verbant · verbantn · verbbannt · verbnant
- verbrannte ← evrbrannte · vebrrannte · verbarnnte · verbbrannte · verbrannet · verbranntte · verbrante · verbrantne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbannt" for "verbrannte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbannt" vs "verbrannte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,644,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannt" and "verbrannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbannt vs verkennt". 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 #1,644,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.