Which to use
“verbrannte” and “verdrängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,191
- “verbrannte” frequency rank
- #31,337
- “verdrängte” frequency rank
- 53528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrannte | verdrängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbrannt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdrängt |
Where the eye mixes verbrannte and verdrängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbrannte and verdrängte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbrannte with verdrängte
A purely visual mix-up. verbrannte ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantə]) and verdrängte ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrannte is recorded at frequency rank #22,191, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantə]. verdrängte is at rank #31,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtə].
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 53528, this pair ranks #1,054,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbrannte vs verdrängte
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verbrannte": ab. Private to "verdrängte": dgä.
"verbrannte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "verdrängte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrannte ← evrbrannte · vebrrannte · verbarnnte · verbbrannte · verbrannet · verbranntte · verbrante · verbrantne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbrannte" and "verdrängte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrannte" or "verdrängte" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,054,442 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrannte" and "verdrängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdankte vs verdrängte". 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 #1,054,442 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.