Which to use
“verbrachte” and “verursachte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,960
- “verbrachte” frequency rank
- #10,964
- “verursachte” frequency rank
- 19924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrachte | verursachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbracht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verursacht |
Where the eye mixes verbrachte and verursachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbrachte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against verursachte's 11 (CVCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbrachte vs verursachte
A purely visual mix-up. verbrachte ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə]) and verursachte ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxtə]) 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 19924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrachte is recorded at frequency rank #8,960, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə]. verursachte is at rank #10,964, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxtə].
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 19924, this pair ranks #1,903,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrachte vs verursachte
Shared letters: acehrtv. Private to "verbrachte": b. Private to "verursachte": su.
"verbrachte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "verursachte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrachte ← evrbrachte · vebrrachte · verbarchte · verbbrachte · verbracchte · verbrachet · verbrachhte · verbrachtte
- verursachte ← evrursachte · verrursachte · verrusachte · veruraschte · verurrsachte · verursacchte · verursachet · verursachhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrachte" and "verursachte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbrachte" or "verursachte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verursachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrachte" and "verursachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrachte vs verbrauchten". 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 #1,903,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.