Which to use
“brain” and “brink” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,241
- “brain” frequency rank
- #37,421
- “brink” frequency rank
- 54662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brain | brink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Gehirn, zentraler Teil des menschlichen Nervensystems | Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht) |
Letter map: brain vs brink
Shared letters muted; letters that set brain and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: brain and brink
brain and brink are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brain is recorded at frequency rank #17,241, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɹeɪn]. brink is at rank #37,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 54662, this pair ranks #1,010,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brain vs brink
Shared letters: binr. Private to "brain": a. Private to "brink": k.
"brain" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "brain" and "brink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "brain" or "brink" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "brain" and "brink".
- Full dictionary entry for "brain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,010,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brain" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brink vs puzzles". 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 #1,010,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.