Which to use
“verbrauchen” and “verbrochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,576
- “verbrauchen” frequency rank
- #32,336
- “verbrochen” frequency rank
- 48912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrauchen | verbrochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für die Bedürfnisbefriedigung verwenden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbrechen |
Where the eye mixes verbrauchen and verbrochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbrauchen runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCCVC) against verbrochen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verbrauchen and verbrochen
A purely visual mix-up. verbrauchen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]) and verbrochen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɔxn̩]) 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 48912, 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]. verbrochen is at rank #32,336, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɔxn̩].
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 48912, this pair ranks #1,230,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbrauchen vs verbrochen
Shared letters: bcehnrv. Private to "verbrauchen": au. Private to "verbrochen": o.
"verbrauchen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC · "verbrochen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrauchen ← evrbrauchen · vebrrauchen · verbaruchen · verbbrauchen · verbracuhen · verbraucchen · verbraucehn · verbrauchenn
- verbrochen ← evrbrochen · vebrrochen · verbbrochen · verborchen · verbrcohen · verbrocchen · verbrocehn · verbrochenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrauchen" for "verbrochen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrauchen" or "verbrochen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrauchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,230,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrauchen" and "verbrochen" 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 #1,230,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.