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“erbringen” and “erbringt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,697
“erbringen” frequency rank
#33,568
“erbringt” frequency rank
46265
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erbringen erbringt
Definition ein Resultat hervorbringen, ein Ergebnis liefern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbringen

Where the eye mixes erbringen and erbringt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erbringen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against erbringt's 8 (VCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
erbringen
8 ch
erbringt

Visual trap between erbringen and erbringt

A purely visual mix-up. erbringen ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]) and erbringt ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erbringen is recorded at frequency rank #12,697, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]. erbringt is at rank #33,568, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt].

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 46265, this pair ranks #1,325,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erbringen vs erbringt

Shared letters: beginr. Private to "erbringen": -. Private to "erbringt": t.

"erbringen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC  ·  "erbringt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erbringenebrringen · erbbringen · erbirngen · erbrignen · erbrinegn · erbringenn · erbringgen · erbringne
  • erbringtebrringt · erbbringt · erbirngt · erbrignt · erbringgt · erbringtt · erbrinngt · erbrintg

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "erbringen" and "erbringt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "erbringen" vs "erbringt" - which ranks higher?
"erbringen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,697 in our German list, against #33,568 for "erbringt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "erbringen" and "erbringt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erbringt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,325,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erbringen" and "erbringt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbringt vs ertrinkt". 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 #1,325,056 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