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

#45,954
“gebrachte” frequency rank
#43,896
“gebrachten” frequency rank
89850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebrachte gebrachten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht

Where the eye mixes gebrachte and gebrachten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrachte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gebrachten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gebrachte
10 ch
gebrachten

Visual trap between gebrachte and gebrachten

A purely visual mix-up. gebrachte ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə]) and gebrachten ([ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gebrachte” sits inside “gebrachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gebrachte is recorded at frequency rank #45,954, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxtə]. 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 89850, this pair ranks #52,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gebrachte vs gebrachten

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

"gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "gebrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebrachteegbrachte · gberachte · gebarchte · gebbrachte · gebracchte · gebrachet · gebrachhte · gebrachtte
  • gebrachtenegbrachten · gberachten · gebarchten · gebbrachten · gebracchten · gebrachetn · gebrachhten · gebrachtenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gebrachte" and "gebrachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə] versus [ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gebrachte" or "gebrachten"?
"gebrachten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,896 in our German list, against #45,954 for "gebrachte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gebrachte" and "gebrachten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gebrachte" 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 #52,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebrachte" and "gebrachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachte vs gebrauchter". 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 #52,977 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