Which to use
“gebrachte” and “gebrauchter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,954
- “gebrachte” frequency rank
- #41,834
- “gebrauchter” frequency rank
- 87788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrachte | gebrauchter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrachte and gebrauchter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrachte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gebrauchter's 11 (CVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebrachte with gebrauchter
A purely visual mix-up. gebrachte ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə]) and gebrauchter ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtɐ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87788, 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]. gebrauchter is at rank #41,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtɐ].
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 87788, this pair ranks #75,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebrachte vs gebrauchter
Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebrachte": -. Private to "gebrauchter": u.
"gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "gebrauchter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrachte ← egbrachte · gberachte · gebarchte · gebbrachte · gebracchte · gebrachet · gebrachhte · gebrachtte
- gebrauchter ← egbrauchter · gberauchter · gebaruchter · gebbrauchter · gebracuhter · gebraucchter · gebrauchetr · gebrauchhter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrachte" for "gebrauchter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebrachte" or "gebrauchter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrachte" and "gebrauchter" 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 "gebrauchter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrachte" and "gebrauchter" 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 #75,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.