Which to use
“Verbrauch” is a noun and “verbrauchen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,681
- “Verbrauch” frequency rank
- #16,576
- “verbrauchen” frequency rank
- 24257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Verbrauch | verbrauchen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Verwendung eines Gutes in Menge und Stückzahlen; das Verbrauchte | für die Bedürfnisbefriedigung verwenden |
Where the eye mixes Verbrauch and verbrauchen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Verbrauch runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCC) against verbrauchen's 11 (CVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Verbrauch vs verbrauchen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Verbrauch is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯x] while verbrauchen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Verbrauch” sits inside “verbrauchen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Verbrauch is recorded at frequency rank #7,681, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯x]. verbrauchen is at rank #16,576, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩].
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 24257, this pair ranks #1,850,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Verbrauch vs verbrauchen
Shared letters: abcehruv. Private to "Verbrauch": -. Private to "verbrauchen": n.
"Verbrauch" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC · "verbrauchen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Verbrauch ← evrbrauch · vebrrauch · verbaruch · verbbrauch · verbracuh · verbraucch · verbrauchh · verbrauhc
- verbrauchen ← evrbrauchen · vebrrauchen · verbaruchen · verbbrauchen · verbracuhen · verbraucchen · verbraucehn · verbrauchenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Verbrauch" and "verbrauchen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Verbrauch" or "verbrauchen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbrauch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrauchen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,850,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Verbrauch" and "verbrauchen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrauchen vs verbrauchten". 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 #1,850,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.