gebrachtevsgemachteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,954
“gebrachte” frequency rank
#15,367
“gemachte” frequency rank
61321
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gebrachte gemachte
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemacht

Where the eye mixes gebrachte and gemachte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gebrachte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gemachte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gebrachte
8 ch
gemachte

Why the eye confuses gebrachte with gemachte

A purely visual mix-up. gebrachte ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə]) and gemachte ([ɡəˈmaxtə]) 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 61321, 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]. gemachte is at rank #15,367, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmaxtə].

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 61321, this pair ranks #754,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gebrachte vs gemachte

Shared letters: aceght. Private to "gebrachte": br. Private to "gemachte": m.

"gebrachte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "gemachte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gebrachteegbrachte · gberachte · gebarchte · gebbrachte · gebracchte · gebrachet · gebrachhte · gebrachtte
  • gemachteegmachte · geamchte · gemacchte · gemachet · gemachhte · gemachtte · gemacthe · gemahcte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gebrachte" for "gemachte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈbʁaxtə] versus [ɡəˈmaxtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gebrachte" vs "gemachte" - which ranks higher?
"gemachte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,367 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gebrachte" and "gemachte" 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 "gemachte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #754,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gebrachte" and "gemachte" 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 #754,163 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