einbrachtevsEinbrücheTell them apart

Quick tell: einbrachte is a verb, Einbrüche is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“einbrachte” is a verb and “Einbrüche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,011
“einbrachte” frequency rank
#21,225
“Einbrüche” frequency rank
52236
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature einbrachte Einbrüche
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs einbringen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Einbruch

Where the eye mixes einbrachte and Einbrüche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. einbrachte runs 10 letters (VVCCCVCCCV) against Einbrüche's 9 (VVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
einbrachte
9 ch
Einbrüche

Look-alike desk: einbrachte vs Einbrüche

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: einbrachte is [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁaxtə] while Einbrüche is [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁʏçə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

einbrachte is recorded at frequency rank #31,011, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁaxtə]. Einbrüche is at rank #21,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁʏçə].

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 52236, this pair ranks #1,104,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of einbrachte vs Einbrüche

Shared letters: bcehinr. Private to "einbrachte": at. Private to "Einbrüche": ü.

"einbrachte" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCV  ·  "Einbrüche" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • einbrachte ← eibnrachte · einbarchte · einbbrachte · einbracchte · einbrachet · einbrachhte · einbrachtte · einbracthe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "einbrachte" and "Einbrüche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "einbrachte" is a verb and "Einbrüche" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "einbrachte" or "Einbrüche" show up more?
"Einbrüche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,225 in our German list, against #31,011 for "einbrachte". 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 "einbrachte" and "Einbrüche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "einbrachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Einbrüche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,104,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "einbrachte" and "Einbrüche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Einbrüche vs Einbrüchen". 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 #1,104,743 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