Which to use
“verbringen” and “vordringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,159
- “verbringen” frequency rank
- #26,679
- “vordringen” frequency rank
- 29838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbringen | vordringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fortbringen, hinwegschaffen | nach Überwindung von Hindernissen, mit Gewalt, unter Mühen zu einem bestimmten, vorher nicht erreichten Ort gelangen |
Where the eye mixes verbringen and vordringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbringen and vordringen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verbringen with vordringen
A purely visual mix-up. verbringen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]) and vordringen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdʁɪŋən]) 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 29838, 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]. vordringen is at rank #26,679, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdʁɪŋən].
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 29838, this pair ranks #1,759,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbringen vs vordringen
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "verbringen": b. Private to "vordringen": do.
"verbringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "vordringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbringen ← evrbringen · vebrringen · verbbringen · verbirngen · verbrignen · verbrinegn · verbringenn · verbringgen
- vordringen ← ovrdringen · vodrringen · vorddringen · vordirngen · vordrignen · vordrinegn · vordringenn · vordringgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbringen" for "vordringen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbringen" or "vordringen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbringen" and "vordringen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vordringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,759,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbringen" and "vordringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vordringen vs vorzudringen". 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 #1,759,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.