Which to use
“gebracht” is an unknown and “gebrachte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #748
- “gebracht” frequency rank
- #45,954
- “gebrachte” frequency rank
- 46702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebracht | gebrachte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von bringen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht |
Where the eye mixes gebracht and gebrachte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gebracht runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gebrachte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebracht and gebrachte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebracht is [ɡəˈbʁaxt] while gebrachte is [ɡəˈbʁaxtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gebracht” sits inside “gebrachte”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebracht is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxt]. gebrachte is at rank #45,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxtə].
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 46702, this pair ranks #1,309,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebracht vs gebrachte
Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebracht": -. Private to "gebrachte": -.
"gebracht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebracht" for "gebrachte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebracht" or "gebrachte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,309,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebracht" and "gebrachte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachte vs gebrachten". 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 #1,309,972 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.