Which to use
“verbrachten” and “verbrannten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,752
- “verbrachten” frequency rank
- #25,375
- “verbrannten” frequency rank
- 43127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrachten | verbrannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbrannt |
Where the eye mixes verbrachten and verbrannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between verbrachten and verbrannten
A purely visual mix-up. verbrachten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtn̩]) and verbrannten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrachten is recorded at frequency rank #17,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtn̩]. verbrannten is at rank #25,375, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantn̩].
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 43127, this pair ranks #1,427,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbrachten vs verbrannten
Shared letters: abenrtv. Private to "verbrachten": ch. Private to "verbrannten": -.
"verbrachten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "verbrannten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrachten ← evrbrachten · vebrrachten · verbarchten · verbbrachten · verbracchten · verbrachetn · verbrachhten · verbrachtenn
- verbrannten ← evrbrannten · vebrrannten · verbarnnten · verbbrannten · verbrannetn · verbranntenn · verbranntne · verbranntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrachten" for "verbrannten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrachten" or "verbrannten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrachten" and "verbrannten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,427,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrachten" and "verbrannten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrannten vs verdrängten". 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 #1,427,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.