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Which to use

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

#33,568
“erbringt” frequency rank
#32,022
“erübrigt” frequency rank
65590
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erbringt erübrigt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbringen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erübrigen

Where the eye mixes erbringt and erübrigt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erbringt (VCCCVCCC) and erübrigt (VCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
erbringt
8 ch
erübrigt

Look-alike desk: erbringt vs erübrigt

A purely visual mix-up. erbringt ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]) and erübrigt ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔyːbʁɪçt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erbringt is recorded at frequency rank #33,568, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt]. erübrigt is at rank #32,022, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔyːbʁɪçt].

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 65590, this pair ranks #601,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erbringt vs erübrigt

Shared letters: begirt. Private to "erbringt": n. Private to "erübrigt": ü.

"erbringt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC  ·  "erübrigt" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erbringtebrringt · erbbringt · erbirngt · erbrignt · erbringgt · erbringtt · erbrinngt · erbrintg

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "erbringt" for "erübrigt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋt] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʔyːbʁɪçt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "erbringt" or "erübrigt"?
"erübrigt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,022 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erbringt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erübrigt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #601,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erbringt" and "erübrigt" 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 #601,589 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