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“mitbringen” and “mitbringt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,566
“mitbringen” frequency rank
#21,000
“mitbringt” frequency rank
27566
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mitbringen mitbringt
Definition etwas bei sich führen, um es da, wo man hinkommt, weiterzugeben 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs mitbringen

Where the eye mixes mitbringen and mitbringt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
mitbringen
9 ch
mitbringt

Visual trap between mitbringen and mitbringt

A purely visual mix-up. mitbringen ([ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋən]) and mitbringt ([ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋt]) 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 27566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mitbringen is recorded at frequency rank #6,566, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋən]. mitbringt is at rank #21,000, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋt].

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 27566, this pair ranks #1,799,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of mitbringen vs mitbringt

Shared letters: bgimnrt. Private to "mitbringen": e. Private to "mitbringt": -.

"mitbringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC  ·  "mitbringt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mitbringenimtbringen · mibtringen · mitbbringen · mitbirngen · mitbrignen · mitbrinegn · mitbringenn · mitbringgen
  • mitbringtimtbringt · mibtringt · mitbbringt · mitbirngt · mitbrignt · mitbringgt · mitbringtt · mitbrinngt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mitbringen" and "mitbringt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋən] versus [ˈmɪtˌbʁɪŋt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "mitbringen" or "mitbringt" show up more?
"mitbringen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,566 in our German list, against #21,000 for "mitbringt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mitbringen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mitbringt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,799,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mitbringen" and "mitbringt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitbringen vs Mitbringsel". 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 #1,799,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list