Which to use
“verbrannt” is an adjective and “verbringt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,984
- “verbrannt” frequency rank
- #10,582
- “verbringt” frequency rank
- 17566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrannt | verbringt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Feuer oder Hitze zerstört beziehungsweise stark beschädigt oder ungenießbar gemacht | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbringen |
Where the eye mixes verbrannt and verbringt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verbrannt with verbringt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbrannt is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁant] while verbringt is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17566, 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]. verbringt is at rank #10,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt].
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 17566, this pair ranks #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrannt vs verbringt
Shared letters: benrtv. Private to "verbrannt": a. Private to "verbringt": gi.
"verbrannt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verbringt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrannt" and "verbringt" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbrannt" or "verbringt"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbringt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrannt" and "verbringt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbringst vs verbringt". 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 #1,926,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.