Which to use
“gebrauchter” and “gebrauchtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,834
- “gebrauchter” frequency rank
- #35,199
- “gebrauchtes” frequency rank
- 77033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrauchter | gebrauchtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebraucht |
Where the eye mixes gebrauchter and gebrauchtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gebrauchter with gebrauchtes
A purely visual mix-up. gebrauchter ([ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “gebrauchter” becomes s in “gebrauchtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrauchter is recorded at frequency rank #41,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xtɐ]. 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 77033, this pair ranks #270,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebrauchter vs gebrauchtes
Shared letters: abceghrtu. Private to "gebrauchter": -. Private to "gebrauchtes": s.
"gebrauchter" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC · "gebrauchtes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrauchter ← egbrauchter · gberauchter · gebaruchter · gebbrauchter · gebracuhter · gebraucchter · gebrauchetr · gebrauchhter
- gebrauchtes ← egbrauchtes · gberauchtes · gebaruchtes · gebbrauchtes · gebracuhtes · gebraucchtes · gebrauchets · gebrauchhtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrauchter" and "gebrauchtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebrauchter" vs "gebrauchtes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrauchter" 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 #270,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrauchter" and "gebrauchtes" 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 #270,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.