Which to use
“gebraucht” and “gebrauchter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,107
- “gebraucht” frequency rank
- #41,834
- “gebrauchter” frequency rank
- 43941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebraucht | gebrauchter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bereits verwendet, nicht neu | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebraucht and gebrauchter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebraucht runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCC) against gebrauchter'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 gebrauchter
A purely visual mix-up. gebraucht ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]) and gebrauchter ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtɐ]) 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 “gebrauchter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43941, 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]. gebrauchter is at rank #41,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtɐ].
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 43941, this pair ranks #1,402,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebraucht vs gebrauchter
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebraucht": -. Private to "gebrauchter": -.
"gebraucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "gebrauchter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebraucht ← egbraucht · gberaucht · gebarucht · gebbraucht · gebracuht · gebrauccht · gebrauchht · gebrauchtt
- gebrauchter ← egbrauchter · gberauchter · gebaruchter · gebbrauchter · gebracuhter · gebraucchter · gebrauchetr · gebrauchhter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebraucht" for "gebrauchter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gebraucht" or "gebrauchter"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebraucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebraucht" and "gebrauchter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachte vs gebrauchter". 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 #1,402,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.