# Branchen vs brauchten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Branchen
*noun · IPA [ˈbʁɑ̃ːʃn̩] · frequency rank #7,884*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Branche

### brauchten
*verb · IPA [ˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩] · frequency rank #11,618*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs brauchen

## Source
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