Which to use
“bauten” and “brüten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,801
- “bauten” frequency rank
- #32,973
- “brüten” frequency rank
- 38774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bauten | brüten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bauen | Eiern Wärme zuführen, um die Entwicklung des Nachwuchses zu gewährleisten |
Where the eye mixes bauten and brüten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bauten (CVVCVC) and brüten (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between bauten and brüten
A purely visual mix-up. bauten ([ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]) and brüten ([ˈbʁyːtn̩]) 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 38774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bauten is recorded at frequency rank #5,801, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. brüten is at rank #32,973, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁyːtn̩].
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 38774, this pair ranks #1,554,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bauten vs brüten
Shared letters: bent. Private to "bauten": au. Private to "brüten": rü.
"bauten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "brüten" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bauten ← abuten · batuen · bauetn · bautenn · bautne · bautten · bbauten · buaten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bauten" and "brüten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bauten" or "brüten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bauten" and "brüten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brüten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,554,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bauten" and "brüten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Blusen vs brüten". 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 #1,554,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.