Which to use
“gebrochen” and “gebrochenem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,510
- “gebrochen” frequency rank
- #39,367
- “gebrochenem” frequency rank
- 43877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochen | gebrochenem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bruchzahl darstellend | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochen and gebrochenem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrochen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gebrochenem's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gebrochen with gebrochenem
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩]) and gebrochenem ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gebrochen” sits inside “gebrochenem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43877, 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]. gebrochenem is at rank #39,367, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənəm].
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 43877, this pair ranks #1,404,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochen vs gebrochenem
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochen": -. Private to "gebrochenem": m.
"gebrochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gebrochenem" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochen ← egbrochen · gberochen · gebbrochen · geborchen · gebrcohen · gebrocchen · gebrocehn · gebrochenn
- gebrochenem ← egbrochenem · gberochenem · gebbrochenem · geborchenem · gebrcohenem · gebrocchenem · gebrocehnem · gebrocheenm
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrochen" and "gebrochenem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gebrochen" or "gebrochenem" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrochen" and "gebrochenem" 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 "gebrochenem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,404,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochen" and "gebrochenem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochenem 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 #1,404,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.