Which to use
“gebracht” is an unknown and “gebraut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #748
- “gebracht” frequency rank
- #35,785
- “gebraut” frequency rank
- 36533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebracht | gebraut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt von bringen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brauen |
Where the eye mixes gebracht and gebraut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebracht runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gebraut's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebracht vs gebraut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gebracht is [ɡəˈbʁaxt] while gebraut is [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebracht is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxt]. gebraut is at rank #35,785, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯t].
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 36533, this pair ranks #1,613,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebracht vs gebraut
Shared letters: abegrt. Private to "gebracht": ch. Private to "gebraut": u.
"gebracht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gebraut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebracht" for "gebraut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebracht" vs "gebraut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gebracht" and "gebraut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebraut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,613,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebracht" and "gebraut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebraut vs graut". 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 #1,613,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.