Which to use
“verbrauchte” and “verbrauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,322
- “verbrauchte” frequency rank
- #49,337
- “verbrauchten” frequency rank
- 93659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrauchte | verbrauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbraucht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verbraucht |
Where the eye mixes verbrauchte and verbrauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. verbrauchte runs 11 letters (CVCCCVVCCCV) against verbrauchten's 12 (CVCCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbrauchte vs verbrauchten
A purely visual mix-up. verbrauchte ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]) and verbrauchten ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verbrauchte” sits inside “verbrauchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrauchte is recorded at frequency rank #44,322, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]. 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 93659, this pair ranks #21,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verbrauchte vs verbrauchten
Shared letters: abcehrtuv. Private to "verbrauchte": -. Private to "verbrauchten": n.
"verbrauchte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCCV · "verbrauchten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrauchte ← evrbrauchte · vebrrauchte · verbaruchte · verbbrauchte · verbracuhte · verbraucchte · verbrauchet · verbrauchhte
- verbrauchten ← evrbrauchten · vebrrauchten · verbaruchten · verbbrauchten · verbracuhten · verbraucchten · verbrauchetn · verbrauchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrauchte" and "verbrauchten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbrauchte" vs "verbrauchten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrauchte" and "verbrauchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrauchte" 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 #21,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrauchte" and "verbrauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbrauchern 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 #21,415 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.