Which to use
“gebrachten” and “gebrochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,896
- “gebrachten” frequency rank
- #4,510
- “gebrochen” frequency rank
- 48406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrachten | gebrochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebracht | eine Bruchzahl darstellend |
Where the eye mixes gebrachten and gebrochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gebrachten runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against gebrochen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebrachten with gebrochen
A purely visual mix-up. gebrachten ([ɡəˈbʁaxtn̩]) and gebrochen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩]) 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 48406, 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]. gebrochen is at rank #4,510, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩].
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 48406, this pair ranks #1,249,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrachten vs gebrochen
Shared letters: bceghnr. Private to "gebrachten": at. Private to "gebrochen": o.
"gebrachten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "gebrochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrachten ← egbrachten · gberachten · gebarchten · gebbrachten · gebracchten · gebrachetn · gebrachhten · gebrachtenn
- gebrochen ← egbrochen · gberochen · gebbrochen · geborchen · gebrcohen · gebrocchen · gebrocehn · gebrochenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrachten" and "gebrochen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebrachten" or "gebrochen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,249,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrachten" and "gebrochen" 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 #1,249,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.