Which to use
“brach” and “braun” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,184
- “brach” frequency rank
- #2,537
- “braun” frequency rank
- 6721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brach | braun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (in Bezug auf Bodenflächen) ungenutzt, leer | eine erdige Farbe habend, in der Farbe von additiv dunklen Mischungen aus Gelb, Rot und Grün in unterschiedlichen Anteilen |
Where the eye mixes brach and braun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between brach and braun
A purely visual mix-up. brach ([bʁaːx]) and braun ([bʁaʊ̯n]) 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 6721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brach is recorded at frequency rank #4,184, classified as anadj, pronounced [bʁaːx]. braun is at rank #2,537, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bʁaʊ̯n].
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 6721, this pair ranks #1,990,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of brach vs braun
Shared letters: abr. Private to "brach": ch. Private to "braun": nu.
"brach" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "braun" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brach" for "braun" ever safe?
Which is more common, "brach" or "braun"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "brach" and "braun" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "brach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "braun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brach" and "braun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brach vs breath". 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 #1,990,660 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.