Which to use
“verbuchen” and “verbucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,421
- “verbuchen” frequency rank
- #31,335
- “verbucht” frequency rank
- 49756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbuchen | verbucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in die Geschäftunterlagen eintragen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbuchen |
Where the eye mixes verbuchen and verbucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verbuchen with verbucht
A purely visual mix-up. verbuchen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxn̩]) and verbucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) 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 49756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbuchen is recorded at frequency rank #18,421, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxn̩]. verbucht is at rank #31,335, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt].
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 49756, this pair ranks #1,199,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verbuchen vs verbucht
Shared letters: bcehruv. Private to "verbuchen": n. Private to "verbucht": t.
"verbuchen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verbucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbuchen" and "verbucht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbuchen" or "verbucht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbuchen" and "verbucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbuchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,199,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbuchen" and "verbucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbucht vs vermacht". 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 #1,199,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.