Which to use
“Briefe” and “Briefes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,105
- “Briefe” frequency rank
- #31,481
- “Briefes” frequency rank
- 35586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Briefe | Briefes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Brief | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Brief |
Where the eye mixes Briefe and Briefes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Briefe with Briefes
A purely visual mix-up. Briefe ([ˈbʁiːfə]) and Briefes ([ˈbʁiːfəs]) 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) - “Briefe” sits inside “Briefes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Briefe is recorded at frequency rank #4,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁiːfə]. Briefes is at rank #31,481, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁiːfəs].
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 35586, this pair ranks #1,636,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Briefe vs Briefes
Shared letters: befir. Private to "Briefe": -. Private to "Briefes": s.
"Briefe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Briefes" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Briefe" for "Briefes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Briefe" vs "Briefes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Briefe" and "Briefes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Briefe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Briefes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,636,445 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Briefe" and "Briefes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bridges vs Briefes". 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 #1,636,445 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.