Which to use
“bringe” and “bringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,921
- “bringe” frequency rank
- #427
- “bringen” frequency rank
- 6348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bringe | bringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bringen | eine Sache oder eine Person von einem an einen anderen Ort bewegen |
Where the eye mixes bringe and bringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bringe with bringen
A purely visual mix-up. bringe ([ˈbʁɪŋə]) and bringen ([ˈbʁɪŋən]) 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) - “bringe” sits inside “bringen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bringe is recorded at frequency rank #5,921, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁɪŋə]. bringen is at rank #427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbʁɪŋən].
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 6348, this pair ranks #1,991,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bringe vs bringen
Shared letters: beginr. Private to "bringe": -. Private to "bringen": -.
"bringe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "bringen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bringe" and "bringen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bringe" or "bringen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "bringe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bringe" and "bringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bridget vs bringe". 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 #1,991,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.