Which to use
“erbracht” and “erbrecht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,043
- “erbracht” frequency rank
- #25,989
- “erbrecht” frequency rank
- 37032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbracht | erbrecht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erbringen | 3. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbrechen |
Where the eye mixes erbracht and erbrecht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erbracht and erbrecht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erbracht with erbrecht
A purely visual mix-up. erbracht ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxt]) and erbrecht ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçt]) 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 a single letter - a in “erbracht” becomes e in “erbrecht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37032, 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]. erbrecht is at rank #25,989, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçt].
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 37032, this pair ranks #1,600,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erbracht vs erbrecht
Shared letters: bcehrt. Private to "erbracht": a. Private to "erbrecht": -.
"erbracht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "erbrecht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erbracht" for "erbrecht" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erbracht" or "erbrecht" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erbrecht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbracht" and "erbrecht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbrachte vs erbrecht". 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 #1,600,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.