Which to use
“gebrochen” and “gebrochenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,510
- “gebrochen” frequency rank
- #44,631
- “gebrochenes” frequency rank
- 49141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochen | gebrochenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Bruchzahl darstellend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochen and gebrochenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gebrochen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gebrochenes's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebrochen vs gebrochenes
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxn̩]) and gebrochenes ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs]) 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 “gebrochenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49141, 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]. gebrochenes is at rank #44,631, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs].
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 49141, this pair ranks #1,222,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochen vs gebrochenes
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochen": -. Private to "gebrochenes": s.
"gebrochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gebrochenes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochen ← egbrochen · gberochen · gebbrochen · geborchen · gebrcohen · gebrocchen · gebrocehn · gebrochenn
- gebrochenes ← egbrochenes · gberochenes · gebbrochenes · geborchenes · gebrcohenes · gebrocchenes · gebrocehnes · gebrocheens
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gebrochen" and "gebrochenes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gebrochen" or "gebrochenes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrochen" and "gebrochenes" 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 "gebrochenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,222,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochen" and "gebrochenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochener vs gebrochenes". 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 #1,222,581 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.