Which to use
“verbrannt” and “verbrannten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,984
- “verbrannt” frequency rank
- #25,375
- “verbrannten” frequency rank
- 32359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrannt | verbrannten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Feuer oder Hitze zerstört beziehungsweise stark beschädigt oder ungenießbar gemacht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbrannt |
Where the eye mixes verbrannt and verbrannten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbrannt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against verbrannten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbrannt with verbrannten
A purely visual mix-up. verbrannt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁant]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verbrannt” sits inside “verbrannten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrannt is recorded at frequency rank #6,984, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁant]. 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 32359, this pair ranks #1,709,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrannt vs verbrannten
Shared letters: abenrtv. Private to "verbrannt": -. Private to "verbrannten": -.
"verbrannt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verbrannten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrannt ← evrbrannt · vebrrannt · verbarnnt · verbbrannt · verbranntt · verbrant · verbrantn · verbrnant
- verbrannten ← evrbrannten · vebrrannten · verbarnnten · verbbrannten · verbrannetn · verbranntenn · verbranntne · verbranntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrannt" and "verbrannten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrannt" or "verbrannten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrannt" and "verbrannten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannt" 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 #1,709,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrannt" 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 #1,709,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.