bringvsbringstWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bring” and “bringst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,688
“bring” frequency rank
#10,830
“bringst” frequency rank
16518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bring bringst
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bringen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bringen

Where the eye mixes bring and bringst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
bring
7 ch
bringst

Look-alike desk: bring vs bringst

A purely visual mix-up. bring ([bʁɪŋ]) and bringst ([bʁɪŋst]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “bring” sits inside “bringst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bring is recorded at frequency rank #5,688, classified as averb, pronounced [bʁɪŋ]. bringst is at rank #10,830, tagged as averb, pronounced [bʁɪŋst].

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 16518, this pair ranks #1,935,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bring vs bringst

Shared letters: bginr. Private to "bring": -. Private to "bringst": st.

"bring" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "bringst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bringbbring · birng · brign · bringg · brinng · brnig · brring · rbing
  • bringstbbringst · birngst · brignst · bringgst · bringsst · bringstt · bringts · brinngst

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bring" and "bringst" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bʁɪŋ] versus [bʁɪŋst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bring" vs "bringst" - which ranks higher?
"bring" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,688 in our German list, against #10,830 for "bringst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "bring" and "bringst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bring" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bringst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,935,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bring" and "bringst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bridget vs bringst". 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 #1,935,189 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list