Which to use
“verbrachten” and “verbrauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,752
- “verbrachten” frequency rank
- #49,337
- “verbrauchten” frequency rank
- 67089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrachten | verbrauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbraucht |
Where the eye mixes verbrachten and verbrauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verbrachten with verbrauchten
A purely visual mix-up. verbrachten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtn̩]) and verbrauchten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]) 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 67089, 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]. verbrauchten is at rank #49,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩].
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 67089, this pair ranks #551,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbrachten vs verbrauchten
Shared letters: abcehnrtv. Private to "verbrachten": -. Private to "verbrauchten": u.
"verbrachten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "verbrauchten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrachten ← evrbrachten · vebrrachten · verbarchten · verbbrachten · verbracchten · verbrachetn · verbrachhten · verbrachtenn
- verbrauchten ← evrbrauchten · vebrrauchten · verbaruchten · verbbrauchten · verbracuhten · verbraucchten · verbrauchetn · verbrauchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrachten" for "verbrauchten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbrachten" vs "verbrauchten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrachten" and "verbrauchten" 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 "verbrauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #551,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrachten" and "verbrauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrauchte 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 #551,638 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.