Which to use
“anerkannte” and “anerkannter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,845
- “anerkannte” frequency rank
- #21,875
- “anerkannter” frequency rank
- 31720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anerkannte | anerkannter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs anerkannt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs anerkannt |
Where the eye mixes anerkannte and anerkannter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. anerkannte runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCCCV) against anerkannter's 11 (VCVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anerkannte vs anerkannter
A purely visual mix-up. anerkannte ([ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantə]) and anerkannter ([ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantɐ]) 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) - “anerkannte” sits inside “anerkannter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anerkannte is recorded at frequency rank #9,845, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantə]. anerkannter is at rank #21,875, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanʔɛɐ̯ˌkantɐ].
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 31720, this pair ranks #1,722,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anerkannte vs anerkannter
Shared letters: aeknrt. Private to "anerkannte": -. Private to "anerkannter": -.
"anerkannte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCV · "anerkannter" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anerkannte ← aenrkannte · anekrannte · aneraknnte · anerkannet · anerkanntte · anerkante · anerkantne · anerkkannte
- anerkannter ← aenrkannter · anekrannter · aneraknnter · anerkannetr · anerkannterr · anerkanntre · anerkanntter · anerkanter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anerkannte" and "anerkannter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "anerkannte" vs "anerkannter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "anerkannte" and "anerkannter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anerkannter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,722,458 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anerkannte" and "anerkannter" 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 #1,722,458 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.