Which to use
“Ehre” is a noun and “ehrte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,439
- “Ehre” frequency rank
- #35,150
- “ehrte” frequency rank
- 37589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ehre | ehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | innere Würde, die ein Mensch sich selbst gegenüber empfindet | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ehren |
Where the eye mixes Ehre and ehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Ehre vs ehrte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ehre is [ˈeːʁə] while ehrte is [ˈeːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ehre is recorded at frequency rank #2,439, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeːʁə]. ehrte is at rank #35,150, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈeːɐ̯tə].
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 37589, this pair ranks #1,586,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ehre vs ehrte
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "Ehre": -. Private to "ehrte": t.
"Ehre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ehrte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ehre" and "ehrte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Ehre" or "ehrte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ehre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,586,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ehre" and "ehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ehrte vs Erle". 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 #1,586,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.