Which to use
“gebrachten” and “gebrauchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,896
- “gebrachten” frequency rank
- #12,713
- “gebrauchte” frequency rank
- 56609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrachten | gebrauchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrachten and gebrauchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrachten (CVCCVCCCVC) and gebrauchte (CVCCVVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gebrachten with gebrauchte
A purely visual mix-up. gebrachten ([ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrachten is recorded at frequency rank #43,896, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩]. 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 56609, this pair ranks #933,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrachten vs gebrauchte
Shared letters: abceghrt. Private to "gebrachten": n. Private to "gebrauchte": u.
"gebrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "gebrauchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrachten ← egbrachten · gberachten · gebarchten · gebbrachten · gebracchten · gebrachetn · gebrachhten · gebrachtenn
- gebrauchte ← egbrauchte · gberauchte · gebaruchte · gebbrauchte · gebracuhte · gebraucchte · gebrauchet · gebrauchhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrachten" and "gebrauchte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebrachten" or "gebrauchte" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrachten" 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 #933,699 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrachten" 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 #933,699 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.