Which to use
“verbracht” and “verursacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,036
- “verbracht” frequency rank
- #3,004
- “verursacht” frequency rank
- 8040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbracht | verursacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbrechen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen |
Where the eye mixes verbracht and verursacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbracht runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against verursacht's 10 (CVCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbracht and verursacht
A purely visual mix-up. verbracht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaːxt]) and verursacht ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]) 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 8040, 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]. verursacht is at rank #3,004, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt].
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 8040, this pair ranks #1,985,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbracht vs verursacht
Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verbracht": b. Private to "verursacht": su.
"verbracht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verursacht" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbracht ← evrbracht · vebrracht · verbarcht · verbbracht · verbraccht · verbrachht · verbrachtt · verbracth
- verursacht ← evrursacht · verrursacht · verrusacht · verurascht · verurrsacht · verursaccht · verursachht · verursachtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbracht" and "verursacht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verbracht" or "verursacht"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verursacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,985,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbracht" and "verursacht" 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 #1,985,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.