Which to use
“verbrauchen” and “verbraucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,576
- “verbrauchen” frequency rank
- #8,473
- “verbraucht” frequency rank
- 25049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrauchen | verbraucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für die Bedürfnisbefriedigung verwenden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbrauchen |
Where the eye mixes verbrauchen and verbraucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbrauchen runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCCVC) against verbraucht's 10 (CVCCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbrauchen with verbraucht
A purely visual mix-up. verbrauchen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]) and verbraucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrauchen is recorded at frequency rank #16,576, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]. verbraucht is at rank #8,473, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xt].
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 25049, this pair ranks #1,838,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrauchen vs verbraucht
Shared letters: abcehruv. Private to "verbrauchen": n. Private to "verbraucht": t.
"verbrauchen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC · "verbraucht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrauchen ← evrbrauchen · vebrrauchen · verbaruchen · verbbrauchen · verbracuhen · verbraucchen · verbraucehn · verbrauchenn
- verbraucht ← evrbraucht · vebrraucht · verbarucht · verbbraucht · verbracuht · verbrauccht · verbrauchht · verbrauchtt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrauchen" for "verbraucht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrauchen" or "verbraucht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrauchen" and "verbraucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrauchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbraucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,838,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrauchen" and "verbraucht" 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 #1,838,897 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.