Which to use
“erbracht” is a verb and “erbrachte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,043
- “erbracht” frequency rank
- #25,988
- “erbrachte” frequency rank
- 37031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbracht | erbrachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erbringen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbracht |
Where the eye mixes erbracht and erbrachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erbracht runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCC) against erbrachte's 9 (VCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erbracht vs erbrachte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erbracht is [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxt] while erbrachte is [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erbracht” sits inside “erbrachte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbracht is recorded at frequency rank #11,043, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxt]. erbrachte is at rank #25,988, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə].
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 37031, this pair ranks #1,600,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erbracht vs erbrachte
Shared letters: abcehrt. Private to "erbracht": -. Private to "erbrachte": -.
"erbracht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "erbrachte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erbracht" and "erbrachte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "erbracht" or "erbrachte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erbracht" and "erbrachte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erbrachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbracht" and "erbrachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erachte vs erbrachte". 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 #1,600,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.