Which to use
“verbrannten” and “verdrängten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,375
- “verbrannten” frequency rank
- #47,812
- “verdrängten” frequency rank
- 73187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrannten | verdrängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbrannt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verdrängt |
Where the eye mixes verbrannten and verdrängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbrannten and verdrängten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbrannten vs verdrängten
A purely visual mix-up. verbrannten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁantn̩]) and verdrängten ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtn̩]) 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 73187, 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]. verdrängten is at rank #47,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋtn̩].
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 73187, this pair ranks #367,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbrannten vs verdrängten
Shared letters: enrtv. Private to "verbrannten": ab. Private to "verdrängten": dgä.
"verbrannten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC · "verdrängten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrannten ← evrbrannten · vebrrannten · verbarnnten · verbbrannten · verbrannetn · verbranntenn · verbranntne · verbranntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrannten" for "verdrängten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbrannten" vs "verdrängten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrannten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrannten" and "verdrängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängten vs verhängten". 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 #367,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.