Which to use
“verbringen” and “verdrängen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,159
- “verbringen” frequency rank
- #13,721
- “verdrängen” frequency rank
- 16880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbringen | verdrängen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fortbringen, hinwegschaffen | jemanden oder etwas von seiner Stelle drängen oder schieben; den Platz von etwas einnehmen |
Where the eye mixes verbringen and verdrängen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbringen and verdrängen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between verbringen and verdrängen
A purely visual mix-up. verbringen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]) and verdrängen ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋən]) 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 16880, 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]. verdrängen is at rank #13,721, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋən].
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 16880, this pair ranks #1,932,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbringen vs verdrängen
Shared letters: egnrv. Private to "verbringen": bi. Private to "verdrängen": dä.
"verbringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "verdrängen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbringen ← evrbringen · vebrringen · verbbringen · verbirngen · verbrignen · verbrinegn · verbringenn · verbringgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbringen" and "verdrängen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbringen" or "verdrängen"?
After this comparison
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 "verdrängen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbringen" and "verdrängen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verdrängen vs verdrängten". 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 #1,932,234 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.