Which to use
“brachten” and “brauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,254
- “brachten” frequency rank
- #11,618
- “brauchten” frequency rank
- 15872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brachten | brauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bringen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs brauchen |
Where the eye mixes brachten and brauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. brachten runs 8 letters (CCVCCCVC) against brauchten's 9 (CCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: brachten vs brauchten
A purely visual mix-up. brachten ([ˈbʁaxtn̩]) and brauchten ([ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]) 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 15872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brachten is recorded at frequency rank #4,254, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁaxtn̩]. 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 15872, this pair ranks #1,940,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of brachten vs brauchten
Shared letters: abcehnrt. Private to "brachten": -. Private to "brauchten": u.
"brachten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "brauchten" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "brachten" 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 #1,940,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brachten" and "brauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beichten vs brachten". 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 #1,940,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.