Which to use
“brachte” is an unknown and “brauchten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,283
- “brachte” frequency rank
- #11,618
- “brauchten” frequency rank
- 12901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brachte | brauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv von bringen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs brauchen |
Where the eye mixes brachte and brauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: brachte vs brauchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: brachte is [ˈbʁaxtə] while brauchten is [ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brachte is recorded at frequency rank #1,283, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈbʁaxtə]. brauchten is at rank #11,618, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩].
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 12901, this pair ranks #1,961,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of brachte vs brauchten
Shared letters: abcehrt. Private to "brachte": -. Private to "brauchten": nu.
"brachte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "brauchten" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brachte" for "brauchten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "brachte" or "brauchten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brachte" and "brauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedachte vs brachte". 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 #1,961,321 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.