Which to use
“verbirgt” and “verbringt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,407
- “verbirgt” frequency rank
- #10,582
- “verbringt” frequency rank
- 22989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbirgt | verbringt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbergen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbringen |
Where the eye mixes verbirgt and verbringt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbirgt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against verbringt's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbirgt and verbringt
A purely visual mix-up. verbirgt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɪʁkt]) and verbringt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]) 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 22989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbirgt is recorded at frequency rank #12,407, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪʁkt]. verbringt is at rank #10,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt].
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 22989, this pair ranks #1,867,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbirgt vs verbringt
Shared letters: begirtv. Private to "verbirgt": -. Private to "verbringt": n.
"verbirgt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "verbringt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbirgt" and "verbringt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbirgt" or "verbringt" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbirgt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbringt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,867,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbirgt" and "verbringt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbringst vs verbringt". 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 #1,867,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.