Which to use
“verbracht” is a verb and “Verdacht” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,036
- “verbracht” frequency rank
- #3,494
- “Verdacht” frequency rank
- 8530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbracht | Verdacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbrechen | Annahme, Vermutung, dass ein bestimmter Sachverhalt vorliege, ohne dass man es genau weiß |
Where the eye mixes verbracht and Verdacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbracht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against Verdacht's 8 (CVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbracht and Verdacht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbracht is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaːxt] while Verdacht is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8530, 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]. Verdacht is at rank #3,494, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt].
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 8530, this pair ranks #1,983,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbracht vs Verdacht
Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verbracht": b. Private to "Verdacht": d.
"verbracht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "Verdacht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbracht" and "Verdacht" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbracht" vs "Verdacht" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbracht" and "Verdacht" 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 "Verdacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbracht" and "Verdacht" 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 #1,983,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.