Which to use
“verbrennen” is a verb and “Verbrennung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,413
- “verbrennen” frequency rank
- #16,577
- “Verbrennung” frequency rank
- 23990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrennen | Verbrennung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas durch Feuer vernichten | Vernichtung von Gegenständen durch Feuer |
Where the eye mixes verbrennen and Verbrennung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verbrennen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against Verbrennung's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbrennen vs Verbrennung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbrennen is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən] while Verbrennung is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ]. 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 23990, 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]. Verbrennung is at rank #16,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ].
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 23990, this pair ranks #1,853,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrennen vs Verbrennung
Shared letters: benrv. Private to "verbrennen": -. Private to "Verbrennung": gu.
"verbrennen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "Verbrennung" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbrennen ← evrbrennen · vebrrennen · verbbrennen · verbernnen · verbrenen · verbrenenn · verbrennenn · verbrennne
- Verbrennung ← evrbrennung · vebrrennung · verbbrennung · verbernnung · verbrennnug · verbrennugn · verbrennungg · verbrennunng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbrennen" and "Verbrennung" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbrennen" or "Verbrennung"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbrennen" and "Verbrennung" 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 "Verbrennung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,853,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrennen" and "Verbrennung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Verblendung vs Verbrennung". 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 #1,853,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.