verbringtvsverdrängtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“verbringt” and “verdrängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,582
“verbringt” frequency rank
#8,961
“verdrängt” frequency rank
19543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbringt verdrängt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbringen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verdrängen

Where the eye mixes verbringt and verdrängt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbringt and verdrängt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
verbringt
9 ch
verdrängt

Look-alike desk: verbringt vs verdrängt

A purely visual mix-up. verbringt ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]) and verdrängt ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋt]) 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 19543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbringt is recorded at frequency rank #10,582, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]. verdrängt is at rank #8,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋt].

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 19543, this pair ranks #1,907,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of verbringt vs verdrängt

Shared letters: egnrtv. Private to "verbringt": bi. Private to "verdrängt": dä.

"verbringt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC  ·  "verdrängt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbringt ← evrbringt · vebrringt · verbbringt · verbirngt · verbrignt · verbringgt · verbringtt · verbrinngt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "verbringt" and "verdrängt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verbringt" vs "verdrängt" - which ranks higher?
"verdrängt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,961 in our German list, against #10,582 for "verbringt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbringt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verdrängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,907,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbringt" and "verdrängt" 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 #1,907,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list