Which to use
“verbrennen” and “verbrennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,413
- “verbrennen” frequency rank
- #14,195
- “verbrennt” frequency rank
- 21608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrennen | verbrennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas durch Feuer vernichten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbrennen |
Where the eye mixes verbrennen and verbrennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbrennen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against verbrennt's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbrennen with verbrennt
A purely visual mix-up. verbrennen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən]) and verbrennt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrennen is recorded at frequency rank #7,413, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən]. verbrennt is at rank #14,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt].
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 21608, this pair ranks #1,884,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrennen vs verbrennt
Shared letters: benrv. Private to "verbrennen": -. Private to "verbrennt": t.
"verbrennen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "verbrennt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrennen ← evrbrennen · vebrrennen · verbbrennen · verbernnen · verbrenen · verbrenenn · verbrennenn · verbrennne
- verbrennt ← evrbrennt · vebrrennt · verbbrennt · verbernnt · verbrenntt · verbrent · verbrentn · verbrnent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbrennen" for "verbrennt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrennen" or "verbrennt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrennen" and "verbrennt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrennen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrennen" and "verbrennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbrennt vs verkennt". 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 #1,884,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.