verbrauchtvsverbuchtWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

10 ch
verbraucht
8 ch
verbucht

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

  • verbrauchtevrbraucht · vebrraucht · verbarucht · verbbraucht · verbracuht · verbrauccht · verbrauchht · verbrauchtt
  • verbuchtevrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbraucht" and "verbucht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "verbraucht" or "verbucht" show up more?
"verbraucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,473 in our German list, against #31,335 for "verbucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list