Which to use
“verbringen” and “verbringt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,159
- “verbringen” frequency rank
- #10,582
- “verbringt” frequency rank
- 13741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbringen | verbringt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fortbringen, hinwegschaffen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbringen |
Where the eye mixes verbringen and verbringt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbringen vs verbringt
A purely visual mix-up. verbringen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbringen is recorded at frequency rank #3,159, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]. 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 13741, this pair ranks #1,956,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbringen vs verbringt
Shared letters: beginrv. Private to "verbringen": -. Private to "verbringt": t.
"verbringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "verbringt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbringen ← evrbringen · vebrringen · verbbringen · verbirngen · verbrignen · verbrinegn · verbringenn · verbringgen
- verbringt ← evrbringt · vebrringt · verbbringt · verbirngt · verbrignt · verbringgt · verbringtt · verbrinngt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verbringen" and "verbringt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verbringen" or "verbringt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbringen" 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 #1,956,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbringen" and "verbringt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbringst vs verbringt". 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 #1,956,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.