Which to use
“verbrennt” and “verbringt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,195
- “verbrennt” frequency rank
- #10,582
- “verbringt” frequency rank
- 24777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbrennt | verbringt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbrennen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbringen |
Where the eye mixes verbrennt and verbringt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbrennt and verbringt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verbrennt vs verbringt
A purely visual mix-up. verbrennt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt]) and verbringt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbrennt is recorded at frequency rank #14,195, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnt]. verbringt is at rank #10,582, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt].
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 24777, this pair ranks #1,842,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbrennt vs verbringt
Shared letters: benrtv. Private to "verbrennt": -. Private to "verbringt": gi.
"verbrennt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "verbringt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbrennt" and "verbringt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbrennt" or "verbringt" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbrennt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbringt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,842,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbrennt" and "verbringt" 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 #1,842,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.