Which to use
“gebrochenen” and “gebrochener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,262
- “gebrochenen” frequency rank
- #47,417
- “gebrochener” frequency rank
- 68679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochenen | gebrochener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochenen and gebrochener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gebrochenen and gebrochener follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gebrochenen vs gebrochener
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochenen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənən]) and gebrochener ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ]) 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 - n in “gebrochenen” becomes r in “gebrochener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrochenen is recorded at frequency rank #21,262, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənən]. gebrochener is at rank #47,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ].
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 68679, this pair ranks #500,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochenen vs gebrochener
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochenen": -. Private to "gebrochener": -.
"gebrochenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "gebrochener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochenen ← egbrochenen · gberochenen · gebbrochenen · geborchenen · gebrcohenen · gebrocchenen · gebrocehnen · gebrocheenn
- gebrochener ← egbrochener · gberochener · gebbrochener · geborchener · gebrcohener · gebrocchener · gebrocehner · gebrocheenr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrochenen" for "gebrochener" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gebrochenen" or "gebrochener" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #500,305 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochenen" and "gebrochener" 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 #500,305 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.