Which to use
“brauchbare” and “brauchbares” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,555
- “brauchbare” frequency rank
- #30,969
- “brauchbares” frequency rank
- 52524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brauchbare | brauchbares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brauchbar | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brauchbar |
Where the eye mixes brauchbare and brauchbares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. brauchbare runs 10 letters (CCVVCCCVCV) against brauchbares's 11 (CCVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses brauchbare with brauchbares
A purely visual mix-up. brauchbare ([ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːʁə]) and brauchbares ([ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːʁəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “brauchbare” sits inside “brauchbares”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brauchbare is recorded at frequency rank #21,555, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːʁə]. brauchbares is at rank #30,969, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁaʊ̯xbaːʁəs].
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 52524, this pair ranks #1,093,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brauchbare vs brauchbares
Shared letters: abcehru. Private to "brauchbare": -. Private to "brauchbares": s.
"brauchbare" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCV · "brauchbares" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- brauchbare ← baruchbare · bbrauchbare · bracuhbare · braucbhare · braucchbare · brauchabre · brauchbaer · brauchbarre
- brauchbares ← baruchbares · bbrauchbares · bracuhbares · braucbhares · braucchbares · brauchabres · brauchbaers · brauchbaress
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brauchbare" for "brauchbares" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brauchbare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brauchbares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,093,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brauchbare" and "brauchbares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brauchbaren vs brauchbares". 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 #1,093,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.