Which to use
“gebrachte” and “gebrauchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,954
- “gebrachte” frequency rank
- #12,713
- “gebrauchte” frequency rank
- 58667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrachte | gebrauchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrachte and gebrauchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gebrachte vs gebrauchte
A purely visual mix-up. gebrachte ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə]) and gebrauchte ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58667, 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]. gebrauchte is at rank #12,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtə].
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 58667, this pair ranks #853,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrachte vs gebrauchte
Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebrachte": -. Private to "gebrauchte": u.
"gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "gebrauchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrachte ← egbrachte · gberachte · gebarchte · gebbrachte · gebracchte · gebrachet · gebrachhte · gebrachtte
- gebrauchte ← egbrauchte · gberauchte · gebaruchte · gebbrauchte · gebracuhte · gebraucchte · gebrauchet · gebrauchhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrachte" for "gebrauchte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebrachte" or "gebrauchte"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebrachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #853,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrachte" and "gebrauchte" 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 #853,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.