Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbracht" and "verbucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verbracht" vs "verbucht" - which ranks higher?
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.