Which to use
“gebrauchte” and “gebrauchter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,713
- “gebrauchte” frequency rank
- #41,834
- “gebrauchter” frequency rank
- 54547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrauchte | gebrauchter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrauchte and gebrauchter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gebrauchte and gebrauchter
A purely visual mix-up. gebrauchte ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gebrauchte” sits inside “gebrauchter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54547, 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]. 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 54547, this pair ranks #1,014,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrauchte vs gebrauchter
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebrauchte": -. Private to "gebrauchter": -.
"gebrauchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV · "gebrauchter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrauchte ← egbrauchte · gberauchte · gebaruchte · gebbrauchte · gebracuhte · gebraucchte · gebrauchet · gebrauchhte
- gebrauchter ← egbrauchter · gberauchter · gebaruchter · gebbrauchter · gebracuhter · gebraucchter · gebrauchetr · gebrauchhter
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrauchte" for "gebrauchter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebrauchte" vs "gebrauchter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "gebrauchter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,014,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrauchte" 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 #1,014,613 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.