Which to use
“verbraucht” is a verb and “verbrauchten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,473
- “verbraucht” frequency rank
- #49,337
- “verbrauchten” frequency rank
- 57810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbraucht | verbrauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbrauchen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbraucht |
Where the eye mixes verbraucht and verbrauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbraucht runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCCC) against verbrauchten's 12 (CVCCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbraucht vs verbrauchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbraucht is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xt] while verbrauchten is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verbraucht” sits inside “verbrauchten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbraucht is recorded at frequency rank #8,473, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xt]. verbrauchten is at rank #49,337, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩].
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 57810, this pair ranks #886,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbraucht vs verbrauchten
Shared letters: abcehrtuv. Private to "verbraucht": -. Private to "verbrauchten": n.
"verbraucht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCC · "verbrauchten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbraucht ← evrbraucht · vebrraucht · verbarucht · verbbraucht · verbracuht · verbrauccht · verbrauchht · verbrauchtt
- verbrauchten ← evrbrauchten · vebrrauchten · verbaruchten · verbbrauchten · verbracuhten · verbraucchten · verbrauchetn · verbrauchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbraucht" and "verbrauchten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verbraucht" or "verbrauchten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbraucht" and "verbrauchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbraucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #886,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbraucht" and "verbrauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrauchte 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 #886,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.