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“gebrochen” and “gebrochene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,510
- “gebrochen” frequency rank
- #26,022
- “gebrochene” frequency rank
- 30532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochen | gebrochene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bruchzahl darstellend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochen and gebrochene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrochen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gebrochene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebrochen vs gebrochene
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩]) and gebrochene ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənə]) 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) - “gebrochen” sits inside “gebrochene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrochen is recorded at frequency rank #4,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩]. gebrochene is at rank #26,022, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənə].
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 30532, this pair ranks #1,745,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochen vs gebrochene
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochen": -. Private to "gebrochene": -.
"gebrochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gebrochene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochen ← egbrochen · gberochen · gebbrochen · geborchen · gebrcohen · gebrocchen · gebrocehn · gebrochenn
- gebrochene ← egbrochene · gberochene · gebbrochene · geborchene · gebrcohene · gebrocchene · gebrocehne · gebrocheen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrochen" for "gebrochene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebrochen" vs "gebrochene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrochen" and "gebrochene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,745,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochen" and "gebrochene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochene vs gebrochener". 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 #1,745,994 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.