Deutsch homophones

erhellt/erhält

2 "erhellt, erhält" spellings share pronunciation /ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt/; meaning alone separates them. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.

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Meaning separates the spellings

erhellt, erhält are held together only by pronunciation /ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt/. With no grammar or frequency gap large enough to tip the choice, read each definition before you commit a spelling.

Spelling pairs in this cluster

  • Shared stem "erh" then splits - "erhellt" (7 letters) vs "erhält" (6).

Orthographic DNA of this cluster

Shared letters across erhellt, erhält: ehlrt. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.

  • erhellt

    7 letters · 2 vowels · shape VCCVCCC

    Inventory ehlrt · no private letters vs siblings

  • erhält

    6 letters · 2 vowels · shape VCCVCC

    Inventory ehlrtä · private ä

Pick the spelling from the meaning

  • Write "erhellt" when you mean: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erhellen
  • Write "erhält" when you mean: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Known mistypes of these spellings

Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.

  • erhelltehrellt · erehllt · erhelltt · erhelt · erheltl · erhhellt

Each spelling

erhellt

verb · /ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt/ · #39,916 frequency

Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erhellen

erhält

/ɛɐ̯ˈhɛlt/

3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Nearby German homophone groups

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

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