Which to use
“mitgebracht” is a verb and “mitgebrachten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,833
- “mitgebracht” frequency rank
- #38,291
- “mitgebrachten” frequency rank
- 45124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mitgebracht | mitgebrachten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs mitbringen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mitgebracht |
Where the eye mixes mitgebracht and mitgebrachten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. mitgebracht runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCC) against mitgebrachten's 13 (CVCCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mitgebracht and mitgebrachten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mitgebracht is [ˈmɪtɡəˌbʁaxt] while mitgebrachten is [ˈmɪtɡəˌbʁaxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “mitgebracht” sits inside “mitgebrachten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mitgebracht is recorded at frequency rank #6,833, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪtɡəˌbʁaxt]. mitgebrachten is at rank #38,291, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪtɡəˌbʁaxtn̩].
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 45124, this pair ranks #1,363,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mitgebracht vs mitgebrachten
Shared letters: abceghimrt. Private to "mitgebracht": -. Private to "mitgebrachten": n.
"mitgebracht" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC · "mitgebrachten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mitgebracht ← imtgebracht · migtebracht · mitegbracht · mitgberacht · mitgebarcht · mitgebbracht · mitgebraccht · mitgebrachht
- mitgebrachten ← imtgebrachten · migtebrachten · mitegbrachten · mitgberachten · mitgebarchten · mitgebbrachten · mitgebracchten · mitgebrachetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mitgebracht" and "mitgebrachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mitgebracht" or "mitgebrachten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mitgebracht" and "mitgebrachten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mitgebracht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mitgebrachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,363,693 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mitgebracht" and "mitgebrachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitgebracht vs mitgemacht". 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 #1,363,693 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.