verbrechen

[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verbrechen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,624
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Dummes, Unrechtes, Schlechtes tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-verbrechen · verbrechen · German

verbrechen · rank #2,624 · 16 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,624
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ursache

Nearest frequency peer: Ursache (-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 „verbrechen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verbrechen“ 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).

verbrechen vs verbuchen
80% similar
verbrechen vs verrecken
80% similar
verbrechen vs verdrehen
80% similar

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

Key facts for verbrechen
PropertyValue
Headwordverbrechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,624
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verbrechen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verbrechenliegt 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: „Ursache“ (#2,623), „verurteilt“ (#2,625), „Unternehmer“ (#2,622). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verbrechen“ bei #2,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verbrechen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,624 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas Dummes, Unrechtes, Schlechtes tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verbrechen, with forms such as "evrbrechen", "vebrrechen", and "verbbrechen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "verbuchen", "verrecken", "verdrehen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verbrechen, spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas Dummes, Unrechtes, Schlechtes tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Gulasch kann man ja nicht essen, wer hat das denn verbrochen?
  2. Oft werden sie behandelt, als hätten sie selbst etwas verbrochen: Eltern, deren Kinder im Gefängnis sitzen.

Synonyms

anrichtenanstellenausfressenerstellenfabrizierenfertigenherstellen

This word in other languages

perpetrate(English)commettre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrbrechen
  • vebrrechen
  • verbbrechen
  • verberchen
  • verbrcehen
  • verbrecchen
  • verbrecehn
  • verbrechenn
  • verbrechhen
  • verbrechne
  • verbrehcen
  • verbrrechen
  • verrbechen
  • verrbrechen
  • vrebrechen
  • vverbrechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verbrechen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrbrechen2vebrrechen2verbbrechen1verberchen2verbrcehen2verbrecchen1verbrecehn2verbrechenn1
Edit distance from "verbrechen"

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 "verbrechen"?
"verbrechen" is spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩].
What does "verbrechen" mean?
As a verb, "verbrechen" means: etwas Dummes, Unrechtes, Schlechtes tun
What words are commonly confused with "verbrechen"?
"verbrechen" is commonly confused with "verbuchen", "verrecken", "verdrehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verbrechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbrechen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbrechen" come from?
"verbrechen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verurteilt#2,625diskutiert#2,644ermöglicht#2,646geschlagen#2,654

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

vorbereitet16 variantsArbeitgeber16 variantsbeteiligten16 variantsHochschule16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list