Which to use
“gebraucht” and “gebrauchtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,107
- “gebraucht” frequency rank
- #35,199
- “gebrauchtes” frequency rank
- 37306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebraucht | gebrauchtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bereits verwendet, nicht neu | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebraucht and gebrauchtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebraucht runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCC) against gebrauchtes's 11 (CVCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebraucht and gebrauchtes
A purely visual mix-up. gebraucht ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]) and gebrauchtes ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtəs]) 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 “gebrauchtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37306, 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]. gebrauchtes is at rank #35,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtəs].
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 37306, this pair ranks #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebraucht vs gebrauchtes
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebraucht": -. Private to "gebrauchtes": s.
"gebraucht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCC · "gebrauchtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebraucht ← egbraucht · gberaucht · gebarucht · gebbraucht · gebracuht · gebrauccht · gebrauchht · gebrauchtt
- gebrauchtes ← egbrauchtes · gberauchtes · gebaruchtes · gebbrauchtes · gebracuhtes · gebraucchtes · gebrauchets · gebrauchhtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebraucht" and "gebrauchtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebraucht" vs "gebrauchtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebraucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebraucht" and "gebrauchtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrachte vs gebrauchtes". 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 #1,593,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.