Which to use
“gebrachte” and “gebraucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,954
- “gebrachte” frequency rank
- #2,107
- “gebraucht” frequency rank
- 48061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrachte | gebraucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht | bereits verwendet, nicht neu |
Where the eye mixes gebrachte and gebraucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gebrachte (CVCCVCCCV) and gebraucht (CVCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gebrachte with gebraucht
A purely visual mix-up. gebrachte ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə]) and gebraucht ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48061, 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]. gebraucht is at rank #2,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt].
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 48061, this pair ranks #1,262,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrachte vs gebraucht
Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebrachte": -. Private to "gebraucht": u.
"gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "gebraucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrachte" for "gebraucht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebrachte" or "gebraucht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrachte" and "gebraucht" 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 "gebraucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,262,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrachte" and "gebraucht" 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 #1,262,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.