gebrachtvsgebrachtenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gebracht is a unknown, gebrachten is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gebracht” is an unknown and “gebrachten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#748
“gebracht” frequency rank
#43,896
“gebrachten” frequency rank
44644
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebracht gebrachten
Definition Partizip Perfekt von bringen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht

Where the eye mixes gebracht and gebrachten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gebracht runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gebrachten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gebracht
10 ch
gebrachten

Look-alike desk: gebracht vs gebrachten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebracht is [ɡəˈbʁaxt] while gebrachten is [ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gebracht” sits inside “gebrachten”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebracht is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxt]. gebrachten is at rank #43,896, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩].

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 44644, this pair ranks #1,379,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebracht vs gebrachten

Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebracht": -. Private to "gebrachten": n.

"gebracht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC  ·  "gebrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebrachtegbracht · gberacht · gebarcht · gebbracht · gebraccht · gebrachht · gebrachtt · gebracth
  • gebrachtenegbrachten · gberachten · gebarchten · gebbrachten · gebracchten · gebrachetn · gebrachhten · gebrachtenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gebracht" and "gebrachten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gebracht" is an unknown and "gebrachten" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "gebracht" vs "gebrachten" - which ranks higher?
"gebracht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #748 in our German list, against #43,896 for "gebrachten". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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 "gebrachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,379,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebracht" and "gebrachten" 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 #1,379,487 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