Which to use
“bra” and “Brei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,655
- “bra” frequency rank
- #15,320
- “Brei” frequency rank
- 53975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bra | Brei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | paariger Körperteil zwischen Rumpf und Hand; Arm | dickflüssige gekochte Speise |
Where the eye mixes bra and Brei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bra vs Brei
A purely visual mix-up. bra ([bɣa]) and Brei ([bʁaɪ̯]) 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 53975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bra is recorded at frequency rank #38,655, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɣa]. Brei is at rank #15,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bʁaɪ̯].
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 53975, this pair ranks #1,036,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bra vs Brei
Shared letters: br. Private to "bra": a. Private to "Brei": ei.
"bra" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Brei" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Brei ← bbrei · beri · brie · brrei · rbei
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bra" and "Brei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bra" or "Brei" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bra" and "Brei" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Brei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,036,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bra" and "Brei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bic vs bra". 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 #1,036,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.