Which to use
“gebrauchte” and “gebrauchtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,713
- “gebrauchte” frequency rank
- #35,199
- “gebrauchtes” frequency rank
- 47912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrauchte | gebrauchtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrauchte and gebrauchtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gebrauchte and gebrauchtes
A purely visual mix-up. gebrauchte ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gebrauchte” sits inside “gebrauchtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47912, 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]. 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 47912, this pair ranks #1,267,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrauchte vs gebrauchtes
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebrauchte": -. Private to "gebrauchtes": s.
"gebrauchte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCV · "gebrauchtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrauchte ← egbrauchte · gberauchte · gebaruchte · gebbrauchte · gebracuhte · gebraucchte · gebrauchet · gebrauchhte
- gebrauchtes ← egbrauchtes · gberauchtes · gebaruchtes · gebbrauchtes · gebracuhtes · gebraucchtes · gebrauchets · gebrauchhtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrauchte" for "gebrauchtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebrauchte" vs "gebrauchtes" - 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 "gebrauchtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,267,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrauchte" 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 #1,267,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.