verbrachtvsverbuchtWhich spelling fits?

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“verbracht” and “verbucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,036
“verbracht” frequency rank
#31,335
“verbucht” frequency rank
36371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbracht verbucht
Definition 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbrechen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbuchen

Where the eye mixes verbracht and verbucht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbracht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against verbucht's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
verbracht
8 ch
verbucht

Look-alike desk: verbracht vs verbucht

A purely visual mix-up. verbracht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaːxt]) and verbucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) 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 36371, 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]. verbucht is at rank #31,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt].

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 36371, this pair ranks #1,617,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbracht vs verbucht

Shared letters: bcehrtv. Private to "verbracht": a. Private to "verbucht": u.

"verbracht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "verbucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbrachtevrbracht · vebrracht · verbarcht · verbbracht · verbraccht · verbrachht · verbrachtt · verbracth
  • verbuchtevrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verbracht" and "verbucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaːxt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verbracht" vs "verbucht" - which ranks higher?
"verbracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,036 in our German list, against #31,335 for "verbucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "verbracht" and "verbucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verbucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,617,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbracht" and "verbucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbucht 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 #1,617,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list