verbuchenvsverbuchtWhich spelling fits?

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.

9 ch
verbuchen
8 ch
verbucht

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

  • verbuchenevrbuchen · vebruchen · verbbuchen · verbcuhen · verbucchen · verbucehn · verbuchenn · verbuchhen
  • verbuchtevrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbuchen" and "verbucht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "verbuchen" or "verbucht"?
"verbuchen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,421 in our German list, against #31,335 for "verbucht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list