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“erbrachte” and “erbrachten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,988
- “erbrachte” frequency rank
- #28,633
- “erbrachten” frequency rank
- 54621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbrachte | erbrachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbracht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbracht |
Where the eye mixes erbrachte and erbrachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erbrachte runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCCV) against erbrachten's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erbrachte vs erbrachten
A purely visual mix-up. erbrachte ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə]) and erbrachten ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtn̩]) 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) - “erbrachte” sits inside “erbrachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbrachte is recorded at frequency rank #25,988, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtə]. erbrachten is at rank #28,633, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁaxtn̩].
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 54621, this pair ranks #1,011,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erbrachte vs erbrachten
Shared letters: abcehrt. Private to "erbrachte": -. Private to "erbrachten": n.
"erbrachte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV · "erbrachten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erbrachte ← ebrrachte · erbarchte · erbbrachte · erbracchte · erbrachet · erbrachhte · erbrachtte · erbracthe
- erbrachten ← ebrrachten · erbarchten · erbbrachten · erbracchten · erbrachetn · erbrachhten · erbrachtenn · erbrachtne
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "erbrachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erbrachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,011,710 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbrachte" and "erbrachten" 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 #1,011,710 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.