Which to use
“verbrechen” is a verb and “Verbrechern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,624
- “verbrechen” frequency rank
- #32,834
- “Verbrechern” frequency rank
- 35458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrechen | Verbrechern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Dummes, Unrechtes, Schlechtes tun | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Verbrecher |
Where the eye mixes verbrechen and Verbrechern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbrechen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against Verbrechern's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbrechen vs Verbrechern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbrechen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩] while Verbrechern is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrechen is recorded at frequency rank #2,624, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Verbrechern is at rank #32,834, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐn].
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 35458, this pair ranks #1,639,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrechen vs Verbrechern
Shared letters: bcehnrv. Private to "verbrechen": -. Private to "Verbrechern": -.
"verbrechen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "Verbrechern" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrechen ← evrbrechen · vebrrechen · verbbrechen · verberchen · verbrcehen · verbrecchen · verbrecehn · verbrechenn
- Verbrechern ← evrbrechern · vebrrechern · verbbrechern · verberchern · verbrcehern · verbrecchern · verbrecehrn · verbrechenr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrechen" for "Verbrechern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "verbrechen" vs "Verbrechern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrechen" and "Verbrechern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Verbrechern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrechen" and "Verbrechern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verbrechern vs verbrochen". 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 #1,639,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.