Which to use
“brenn” is a verb and “brink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,778
- “brenn” frequency rank
- #37,421
- “brink” frequency rank
- 81199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brenn | brink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs brennen | Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht) |
Letter map: brenn vs brink
Shared letters muted; letters that set brenn and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. brenn and brink follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - brenn and brink
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: brenn is averb and brinkanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brenn is recorded at frequency rank #43,778, classified as averb, pronounced [bʁɛn]. 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 81199, this pair ranks #180,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brenn vs brink
Shared letters: bnr. Private to "brenn": e. Private to "brink": ik.
"brenn" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "brenn" 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 #180,385 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brenn" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brenn vs Brenz". 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 #180,385 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.