Which to use
“gebrochenen” and “gesprochenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,262
- “gebrochenen” frequency rank
- #29,604
- “gesprochenen” frequency rank
- 50866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochenen | gesprochenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesprochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochenen and gesprochenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gebrochenen runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against gesprochenen's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gebrochenen vs gesprochenen
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochenen ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənən]) and gesprochenen ([ɡəˈʃpʁɔxənən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50866, 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]. gesprochenen is at rank #29,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxənən].
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 50866, this pair ranks #1,157,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochenen vs gesprochenen
Shared letters: ceghnor. Private to "gebrochenen": b. Private to "gesprochenen": ps.
"gebrochenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "gesprochenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochenen ← egbrochenen · gberochenen · gebbrochenen · geborchenen · gebrcohenen · gebrocchenen · gebrocehnen · gebrocheenn
- gesprochenen ← egsprochenen · gepsrochenen · gesporchenen · gespprochenen · gesprcohenen · gesprocchenen · gesprocehnen · gesprocheenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrochenen" for "gesprochenen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebrochenen" vs "gesprochenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrochenen" and "gesprochenen" 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 "gesprochenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,157,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochenen" and "gesprochenen" 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 #1,157,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.