verbrauchen

[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verbrauchen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,576
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für die Bedürfnisbefriedigung verwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbrauchen · verbrauchen · German

verbrauchen · rank #16,576 · 17 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,576
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valentinstag

Nearest frequency peer: Valentinstag (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verbrauchen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verbrauchen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verbrauchen vs verbuchen
82% similar
verbrauchen vs verbrechen
82% similar
verbrauchen vs verbraucht
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verbrauchen
PropertyValue
Headwordverbrauchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,576
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verbrauchen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verbrauchenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Valentinstag“ (#16,575), „Verbrennung“ (#16,577), „Upgrade“ (#16,574). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verbrauchen“ bei #16,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around verbrauchen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,576 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbrauchen, with forms such as "evrbrauchen", "vebrrauchen", and "verbaruchen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "verbuchen", "verbrechen", "verbraucht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verbrauchen, spelled V-E-R-B-R-A-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    für die Bedürfnisbefriedigung verwenden
  2. 2
    durch ständigen Gebrauch wertlos machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verbrauchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir verbrauchen im Büro viel Kaffee.
  2. „Während Sie diesen Artikel lesen, verbrauchen Sie Strom.“

Synonyms

aufbrauchenaufzehrenverschleißenabnutzen

This word in other languages

consume(English)consumir(Español)consommer(Français)consumir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrbrauchen
  • vebrrauchen
  • verbaruchen
  • verbbrauchen
  • verbracuhen
  • verbraucchen
  • verbraucehn
  • verbrauchenn
  • verbrauchhen
  • verbrauchne
  • verbrauhcen
  • verbrrauchen
  • verbruachen
  • verrbauchen
  • verrbrauchen
  • vrebrauchen
  • vverbrauchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbrauchen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrbrauchen2vebrrauchen2verbaruchen2verbbrauchen1verbracuhen2verbraucchen1verbraucehn2verbrauchenn1
Edit distance from "verbrauchen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verbrauchen"?
"verbrauchen" is spelled V-E-R-B-R-A-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩].
What does "verbrauchen" mean?
As a verb, "verbrauchen" means: für die Bedürfnisbefriedigung verwenden
What words are commonly confused with "verbrauchen"?
"verbrauchen" is commonly confused with "verbuchen", "verbrechen", "verbraucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verbrauchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbrauchen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaʊ̯xn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbrauchen" come from?
"verbrauchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verbrauchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verbrennung#16,577vertraulich#16,589vorteilhaft#16,596Zubereitung#16,613

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

professional17 variantsbezeichnend17 variantsOberflächen17 variantsMusikschule17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list