verbuchtvsvermachtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,335
“verbucht” frequency rank
#40,928
“vermacht” frequency rank
72263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature verbucht vermacht
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verbuchen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermachen

Where the eye mixes verbucht and vermacht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. verbucht and vermacht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
verbucht
8 ch
vermacht

Visual trap between verbucht and vermacht

A purely visual mix-up. verbucht ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]) and vermacht ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt]) 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 72263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

verbucht is recorded at frequency rank #31,335, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt]. vermacht is at rank #40,928, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt].

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 72263, this pair ranks #393,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of verbucht vs vermacht

Shared letters: cehrtv. Private to "verbucht": bu. Private to "vermacht": am.

"verbucht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "vermacht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verbuchtevrbucht · vebrucht · verbbucht · verbcuht · verbuccht · verbuchht · verbuchtt · verbucth
  • vermachtevrmacht · vemracht · veramcht · vermaccht · vermachht · vermachtt · vermacth · vermahct

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verbucht" and "vermacht" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbuːxt] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmaxt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verbucht" vs "vermacht" - which ranks higher?
"verbucht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,335 in our German list, against #40,928 for "vermacht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "verbucht" and "vermacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "verbucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vermacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #393,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "verbucht" and "vermacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermacht vs vermählt". 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 #393,172 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