Which to use
“gebrüllt” and “gegrillt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,368
- “gebrüllt” frequency rank
- #23,950
- “gegrillt” frequency rank
- 63318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrüllt | gegrillt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs brüllen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs grillen |
Where the eye mixes gebrüllt and gegrillt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gebrüllt and gegrillt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gebrüllt and gegrillt
A purely visual mix-up. gebrüllt ([ɡəˈbʁʏlt]) and gegrillt ([ɡəˈɡʁɪlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrüllt is recorded at frequency rank #39,368, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁʏlt]. gegrillt is at rank #23,950, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʁɪlt].
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 63318, this pair ranks #681,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gebrüllt vs gegrillt
Shared letters: eglrt. Private to "gebrüllt": bü. Private to "gegrillt": i.
"gebrüllt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gegrillt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gegrillt ← eggrillt · geggrillt · gegirllt · gegrilltt · gegrilt · gegriltl · gegrlilt · gegrrillt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gebrüllt" for "gegrillt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gebrüllt" vs "gegrillt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gebrüllt" and "gegrillt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrüllt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegrillt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #681,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrüllt" and "gegrillt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gebrüll vs gebrüllt". 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 #681,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.