Which to use
“anerkannt” and “anerkannte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,093
- “anerkannt” frequency rank
- #9,845
- “anerkannte” frequency rank
- 13938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anerkannt | anerkannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Bezug auf eine oder mehrere Personen: wegen besonderer Fähigkeiten oder besonderer Qualitäten allgemein geschätzt sein, hoch angesehen sein, ein hohes Renommee habend, einen exzellenten Ruf habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs anerkannt |
Where the eye mixes anerkannt and anerkannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. anerkannt runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCC) against anerkannte's 10 (VCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anerkannt and anerkannte
A purely visual mix-up. anerkannt ([ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkant]) and anerkannte ([ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “anerkannt” sits inside “anerkannte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anerkannt is recorded at frequency rank #4,093, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkant]. anerkannte is at rank #9,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantə].
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 13938, this pair ranks #1,954,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anerkannt vs anerkannte
Shared letters: aeknrt. Private to "anerkannt": -. Private to "anerkannte": -.
"anerkannt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC · "anerkannte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- anerkannt ← aenrkannt · anekrannt · aneraknnt · anerkanntt · anerkant · anerkantn · anerkkannt · anerknant
- anerkannte ← aenrkannte · anekrannte · aneraknnte · anerkannet · anerkanntte · anerkante · anerkantne · anerkkannte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anerkannt" and "anerkannte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "anerkannt" or "anerkannte" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,657 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anerkannt" and "anerkannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aberkannt vs anerkannte". 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 #1,954,657 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.