Which to use
“gebrochen” and “gebrochenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,510
- “gebrochen” frequency rank
- #21,262
- “gebrochenen” frequency rank
- 25772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochen | gebrochenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bruchzahl darstellend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochen and gebrochenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrochen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gebrochenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gebrochen and gebrochenen
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩]) and gebrochenen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənən]) 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 “gebrochenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25772, 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]. gebrochenen is at rank #21,262, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənən].
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 25772, this pair ranks #1,828,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochen vs gebrochenen
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochen": -. Private to "gebrochenen": -.
"gebrochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gebrochenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochen ← egbrochen · gberochen · gebbrochen · geborchen · gebrcohen · gebrocchen · gebrocehn · gebrochenn
- gebrochenen ← egbrochenen · gberochenen · gebbrochenen · geborchenen · gebrcohenen · gebrocchenen · gebrocehnen · gebrocheenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrochen" and "gebrochenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebrochen" vs "gebrochenen" - 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 "gebrochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochen" and "gebrochenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochenen 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 #1,828,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.