Which to use
“verbrachten” and “verursachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,752
- “verbrachten” frequency rank
- #14,981
- “verursachten” frequency rank
- 32733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrachten | verursachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verursacht |
Where the eye mixes verbrachten and verursachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbrachten vs verursachten
A purely visual mix-up. verbrachten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtn̩]) and verursachten ([fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxtn̩]) 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 32733, 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]. verursachten is at rank #14,981, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxtn̩].
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 32733, this pair ranks #1,701,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrachten vs verursachten
Shared letters: acehnrtv. Private to "verbrachten": b. Private to "verursachten": su.
"verbrachten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "verursachten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrachten ← evrbrachten · vebrrachten · verbarchten · verbbrachten · verbracchten · verbrachetn · verbrachhten · verbrachtenn
- verursachten ← evrursachten · verrursachten · verrusachten · veruraschten · verurrsachten · verursacchten · verursachetn · verursachhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrachten" and "verursachten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbrachten" vs "verursachten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrachten" and "verursachten" 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 "verursachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,701,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrachten" and "verursachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrachten 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 #1,701,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.