Which to use
“eilt” and “eilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,395
- “eilt” frequency rank
- #44,547
- “eilten” frequency rank
- 60942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eilt | eilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs eilen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs eilen |
Where the eye mixes eilt and eilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eilt with eilten
A purely visual mix-up. eilt ([aɪ̯lt]) and eilten ([ˈaɪ̯ltn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “eilt” sits inside “eilten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eilt is recorded at frequency rank #16,395, classified as averb, pronounced [aɪ̯lt]. eilten is at rank #44,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaɪ̯ltn̩].
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 60942, this pair ranks #768,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eilt vs eilten
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "eilt": -. Private to "eilten": n.
"eilt" · 4 letters · shape VVCC · "eilten" · 6 letters · shape VVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eilt" for "eilten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eilt" vs "eilten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "eilt" and "eilten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #768,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eilt" and "eilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eilten vs Exoten". 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 #768,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.