Which to use
“brick” and “brink” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,448
- “brick” frequency rank
- #37,421
- “brink” frequency rank
- 77869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brick | brink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Ziegelstein | Rand, Kante (besonders an einem steil abfallenden Platz, ein Kliff oder eine Schlucht) |
Letter map: brick vs brink
Shared letters muted; letters that set brick and brink apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - brick / brink
brick 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 differ by a single letter - c in “brick” becomes n in “brink”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brick is recorded at frequency rank #40,448, classified as anoun, pronounced [bɹɪk]. 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 77869, this pair ranks #251,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brick vs brink
Shared letters: bikr. Private to "brick": c. Private to "brink": n.
"brick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "brink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "brick" and "brink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "brick" or "brink"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "brick" and "brink".
- Full dictionary entry for "brick" 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 #251,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brick" and "brink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bic vs brick". 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 #251,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.