Which to use
“gebracht” is an unknown and “gebrannt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #748
- “gebracht” frequency rank
- #15,364
- “gebrannt” frequency rank
- 16112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebracht | gebrannt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von bringen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brennen |
Where the eye mixes gebracht and gebrannt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebracht and gebrannt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gebracht vs gebrannt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebracht is [ɡəˈbʁaxt] while gebrannt is [ɡəˈbʁant]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebracht is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxt]. gebrannt is at rank #15,364, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁant].
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 16112, this pair ranks #1,938,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebracht vs gebrannt
Shared letters: abegrt. Private to "gebracht": ch. Private to "gebrannt": n.
"gebracht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gebrannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebracht" and "gebrannt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gebracht" or "gebrannt"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrannt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebracht" and "gebrannt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrannt vs getränkt". 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 #1,938,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.