Which to use
“gebrochenen” and “gebrochenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,262
- “gebrochenen” frequency rank
- #44,631
- “gebrochenes” frequency rank
- 65893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochenen | gebrochenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochenen and gebrochenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gebrochenen and gebrochenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gebrochenen with gebrochenes
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochenen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənən]) 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 a single letter - n in “gebrochenen” becomes s in “gebrochenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65893, 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]. 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 65893, this pair ranks #591,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochenen vs gebrochenes
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochenen": -. Private to "gebrochenes": s.
"gebrochenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "gebrochenes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochenen ← egbrochenen · gberochenen · gebbrochenen · geborchenen · gebrcohenen · gebrocchenen · gebrocehnen · gebrocheenn
- gebrochenes ← egbrochenes · gberochenes · gebbrochenes · geborchenes · gebrcohenes · gebrocchenes · gebrocehnes · gebrocheens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gebrochenen" and "gebrochenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gebrochenen" vs "gebrochenes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrochenen" and "gebrochenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochenen" 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 #591,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochenen" 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 #591,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.