Which to use
“verbannt” and “verbrennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,052
- “verbannt” frequency rank
- #14,195
- “verbrennt” frequency rank
- 27247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbannt | verbrennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbannen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbrennen |
Where the eye mixes verbannt and verbrennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbannt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verbrennt's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbannt with verbrennt
A purely visual mix-up. verbannt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbant]) and verbrennt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27247, 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]. verbrennt is at rank #14,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt].
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 27247, this pair ranks #1,804,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbannt vs verbrennt
Shared letters: benrtv. Private to "verbannt": a. Private to "verbrennt": -.
"verbannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verbrennt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbannt" and "verbrennt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbannt" or "verbrennt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbannt" and "verbrennt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,804,863 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbannt" and "verbrennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrennt 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 #1,804,863 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.