Which to use
“verbrannt” is an adjective and “verbrennt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,984
- “verbrannt” frequency rank
- #14,195
- “verbrennt” frequency rank
- 21179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrannt | verbrennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Feuer oder Hitze zerstört beziehungsweise stark beschädigt oder ungenießbar gemacht | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbrennen |
Where the eye mixes verbrannt and verbrennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbrannt and verbrennt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbrannt vs verbrennt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbrannt is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁant] while verbrennt is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “verbrannt” becomes e in “verbrennt”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21179, 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]. verbrennt is at rank #14,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt].
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 21179, this pair ranks #1,889,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrannt vs verbrennt
Shared letters: benrtv. Private to "verbrannt": a. Private to "verbrennt": -.
"verbrannt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verbrennt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrannt" for "verbrennt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrannt" or "verbrennt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,889,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrannt" and "verbrennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrennt vs verkennt". 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 #1,889,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.