Which to use
“verbringen” and “vergingen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,159
- “verbringen” frequency rank
- #31,341
- “vergingen” frequency rank
- 34500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbringen | vergingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fortbringen, hinwegschaffen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs vergehen |
Where the eye mixes verbringen and vergingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbringen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against vergingen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbringen with vergingen
A purely visual mix-up. verbringen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]) and vergingen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪŋən]) 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 34500, 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]. vergingen is at rank #31,341, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪŋən].
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 34500, this pair ranks #1,661,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbringen vs vergingen
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "verbringen": b. Private to "vergingen": -.
"verbringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "vergingen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbringen ← evrbringen · vebrringen · verbbringen · verbirngen · verbrignen · verbrinegn · verbringenn · verbringgen
- vergingen ← evrgingen · vegringen · verggingen · vergignen · verginegn · vergingenn · verginggen · vergingne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbringen" for "vergingen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbringen" or "vergingen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,661,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbringen" and "vergingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfangen vs vergingen". 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 #1,661,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.