Which to use
“verbrannten” is an adjective and “verbrennen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,375
- “verbrannten” frequency rank
- #7,413
- “verbrennen” frequency rank
- 32788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrannten | verbrennen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbrannt | etwas durch Feuer vernichten |
Where the eye mixes verbrannten and verbrennen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbrannten runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCCVC) against verbrennen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbrannten with verbrennen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbrannten is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantn̩] while verbrennen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrannten is recorded at frequency rank #25,375, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantn̩]. verbrennen is at rank #7,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən].
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 32788, this pair ranks #1,699,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrannten vs verbrennen
Shared letters: benrv. Private to "verbrannten": at. Private to "verbrennen": -.
"verbrannten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "verbrennen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrannten ← evrbrannten · vebrrannten · verbarnnten · verbbrannten · verbrannetn · verbranntenn · verbranntne · verbranntten
- verbrennen ← evrbrennen · vebrrennen · verbbrennen · verbernnen · verbrenen · verbrenenn · verbrennenn · verbrennne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrannten" and "verbrennen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrannten" or "verbrennen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrannten" and "verbrennen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrennen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,699,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrannten" and "verbrennen" 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 #1,699,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.