gebraucht

[ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]

/[ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]/ adj

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The verdict

“gebraucht” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,107. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,107
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bereits verwendet, nicht neu

Corpus desk

Index DE-gebraucht · gebraucht · German

gebraucht · rank #2,107 · 14 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,107
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gang

Nearest frequency peer: Gang (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gebraucht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gebraucht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gebraucht vs gebucht
78% similar
gebraucht vs Gerücht
56% similar
gebraucht vs gebraut
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gebraucht
PropertyValue
Headwordgebraucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,107
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gebraucht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gebrauchtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gang“ (#2,106), „gefährlich“ (#2,108), „Entscheidungen“ (#2,105). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gebraucht“ bei #2,107. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gebraucht (IPA [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,107 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bereits verwendet, nicht neu".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gebraucht, with forms such as "egbraucht", "gberaucht", and "gebarucht". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "gebucht", "Gerücht", "gebraut", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gebraucht, spelled G-E-B-R-A-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    bereits verwendet, nicht neu

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gebraucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich habe mir ein gebrauchtes Fahrrad gekauft.

Synonyms

benutztaus zweiter Handübertragen

Antonyms

neufabrikneuungebrauchtunbenutzt

This word in other languages

second-hand(English)usado(Español)d'occasion(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egbraucht
  • gberaucht
  • gebarucht
  • gebbraucht
  • gebracuht
  • gebrauccht
  • gebrauchht
  • gebrauchtt
  • gebraucth
  • gebrauhct
  • gebrraucht
  • gebruacht
  • gerbaucht
  • ggebraucht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gebraucht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egbraucht2gberaucht2gebarucht2gebbraucht1gebracuht2gebrauccht1gebrauchht1gebrauchtt1
Edit distance from "gebraucht"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gebraucht"?
"gebraucht" is spelled G-E-B-R-A-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt].
What does "gebraucht" mean?
As an adjective, "gebraucht" means: bereits verwendet, nicht neu
What words are commonly confused with "gebraucht"?
"gebraucht" is commonly confused with "gebucht", "Gerücht", "gebraut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gebraucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gebraucht" is [ɡəˈbʁaʊ̯xt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gebraucht" come from?
"gebraucht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gebraucht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hamburger#2,112Charakter#2,100politisch#2,080möglichen#2,075

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

erscheinen14 variantsgeschaffen14 variantsgemeinsame14 variantsFörderung14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list