Which to use
“brick” and “Brücke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,448
- “brick” frequency rank
- #2,054
- “Brücke” frequency rank
- 42502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brick | Brücke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Ziegelstein | künstlicher Weg zur Überquerung eines Hindernisses |
Where the eye mixes brick and Brücke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. brick runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Brücke's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between brick and Brücke
A purely visual mix-up. brick ([bɹɪk]) and Brücke ([ˈbʁʏkə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42502, 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]. Brücke is at rank #2,054, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁʏkə].
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 42502, this pair ranks #1,447,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brick vs Brücke
Shared letters: bckr. Private to "brick": i. Private to "Brücke": eü.
"brick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Brücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- brick ← bbrick · birck · brcik · bricck · brickk · brikc · brrick · rbick
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brick" for "Brücke" ever safe?
Frequency check: "brick" vs "Brücke" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "brick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Brücke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,447,338 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brick" and "Brücke" 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 #1,447,338 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.