Which to use
“gebrauchte” and “gebrauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,713
- “gebrauchte” frequency rank
- #14,570
- “gebrauchten” frequency rank
- 27283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrauchte | gebrauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrauchte and gebrauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gebrauchte vs gebrauchten
A purely visual mix-up. gebrauchte ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gebrauchte” sits inside “gebrauchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrauchte is recorded at frequency rank #12,713, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]. 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 27283, this pair ranks #1,804,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebrauchte vs gebrauchten
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebrauchte": -. Private to "gebrauchten": n.
"gebrauchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV · "gebrauchten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrauchte ← egbrauchte · gberauchte · gebaruchte · gebbrauchte · gebracuhte · gebraucchte · gebrauchet · gebrauchhte
- gebrauchten ← egbrauchten · gberauchten · gebaruchten · gebbrauchten · gebracuhten · gebraucchten · gebrauchetn · gebrauchhten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrauchte" and "gebrauchten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebrauchte" vs "gebrauchten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchte" 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 #1,804,298 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrauchte" 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 #1,804,298 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.