Which to use
“verbraucht” and “verbucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,473
- “verbraucht” frequency rank
- #31,335
- “verbucht” frequency rank
- 39808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbraucht | verbucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbrauchen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbuchen |
Where the eye mixes verbraucht and verbucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbraucht vs verbucht
A purely visual mix-up. verbraucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xt]) and verbucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39808, 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]. verbucht is at rank #31,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt].
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 39808, this pair ranks #1,526,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbraucht vs verbucht
Shared letters: bcehrtuv. Private to "verbraucht": a. Private to "verbucht": -.
"verbraucht" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCC · "verbucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbraucht ← evrbraucht · vebrraucht · verbarucht · verbbraucht · verbracuht · verbrauccht · verbrauchht · verbrauchtt
- verbucht ← evrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbraucht" and "verbucht" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "verbraucht" or "verbucht" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbraucht" and "verbucht" 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 "verbucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,526,311 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbraucht" and "verbucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbucht vs vermacht". 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 #1,526,311 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.