Which to use
“verbracht” is a verb and “verbrannt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,036
- “verbracht” frequency rank
- #6,984
- “verbrannt” frequency rank
- 12020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbracht | verbrannt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbrechen | durch Feuer oder Hitze zerstört beziehungsweise stark beschädigt oder ungenießbar gemacht |
Where the eye mixes verbracht and verbrannt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbracht and verbrannt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbracht with verbrannt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbracht is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaːxt] while verbrannt is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁant]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbracht is recorded at frequency rank #5,036, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaːxt]. verbrannt is at rank #6,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁant].
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 12020, this pair ranks #1,966,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbracht vs verbrannt
Shared letters: abertv. Private to "verbracht": ch. Private to "verbrannt": n.
"verbracht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verbrannt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbracht" for "verbrannt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbracht" or "verbrannt"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbracht" and "verbrannt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbracht vs verbrauchte". 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 #1,966,634 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.