Which to use
“Gebrauch” is a noun and “gebraut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,583
- “Gebrauch” frequency rank
- #35,785
- “gebraut” frequency rank
- 39368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gebrauch | gebraut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verwendung, Anwendung, Einsatz | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brauen |
Where the eye mixes Gebrauch and gebraut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gebrauch vs gebraut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gebrauch is [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x] while gebraut is [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gebrauch is recorded at frequency rank #3,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯x]. gebraut is at rank #35,785, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯t].
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 39368, this pair ranks #1,538,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gebrauch vs gebraut
Shared letters: abegru. Private to "Gebrauch": ch. Private to "gebraut": t.
"Gebrauch" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "gebraut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gebrauch" for "gebraut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gebrauch" vs "gebraut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gebrauch" and "gebraut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gebrauch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebraut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,538,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gebrauch" and "gebraut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebraut vs graut". 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 #1,538,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.