Which to use
“Bruder” and “Bruders” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #825
- “Bruder” frequency rank
- #8,035
- “Bruders” frequency rank
- 8860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bruder | Bruders |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männliches Geschwisterteil | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Bruder |
Where the eye mixes Bruder and Bruders
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Bruder runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Bruders's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Bruder with Bruders
A purely visual mix-up. Bruder ([ˈbʁuːdɐ]) and Bruders ([ˈbʁuːdɐs]) 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) - “Bruder” sits inside “Bruders”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bruder is recorded at frequency rank #825, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁuːdɐ]. Bruders is at rank #8,035, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʁuːdɐs].
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 8860, this pair ranks #1,982,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bruder vs Bruders
Shared letters: bderu. Private to "Bruder": -. Private to "Bruders": s.
"Bruder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Bruders" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Bruder" and "Bruders" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Bruder" or "Bruders"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bruder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bruders" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,489 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bruder" and "Bruders" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bauers vs Bruders". 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 #1,982,489 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.