Which to use
“echten” and “ersten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,539
- “echten” frequency rank
- #160
- “ersten” frequency rank
- 2699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | echten | ersten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs echt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erste |
Where the eye mixes echten and ersten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. echten ([ˈɛçtn̩]) and ersten ([ˈeːɐ̯stn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
echten is recorded at frequency rank #2,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɛçtn̩]. ersten is at rank #160, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯stn̩].
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 2699, this pair ranks #2,001,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of echten vs ersten
Shared letters: ent. Private to "echten": ch. Private to "ersten": rs.
"echten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "ersten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC