Which to use
“gebraucht” and “gebrauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,107
- “gebraucht” frequency rank
- #14,570
- “gebrauchten” frequency rank
- 16677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebraucht | gebrauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bereits verwendet, nicht neu | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebraucht and gebrauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebraucht runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCC) against gebrauchten's 11 (CVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebraucht with gebrauchten
A purely visual mix-up. gebraucht ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]) and gebrauchten ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gebraucht” sits inside “gebrauchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebraucht is recorded at frequency rank #2,107, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]. gebrauchten is at rank #14,570, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtn̩].
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 16677, this pair ranks #1,933,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebraucht vs gebrauchten
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebraucht": -. Private to "gebrauchten": n.
"gebraucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "gebrauchten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebraucht ← egbraucht · gberaucht · gebarucht · gebbraucht · gebracuht · gebrauccht · gebrauchht · gebrauchtt
- gebrauchten ← egbrauchten · gberauchten · gebaruchten · gebbrauchten · gebracuhten · gebraucchten · gebrauchetn · gebrauchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebraucht" and "gebrauchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebraucht" vs "gebrauchten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebraucht" and "gebrauchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebraucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebraucht" and "gebrauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachte vs gebrauchten". 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 #1,933,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.