Which to use
“Eklat” is a noun and “erklärt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,105
- “Eklat” frequency rank
- #760
- “erklärt” frequency rank
- 23865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Eklat | erklärt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas, das großes Aufsehen hervorruft und Anstoß erregt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären |
Where the eye mixes Eklat and erklärt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Eklat runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against erklärt's 7 (VCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Eklat and erklärt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Eklat is [eˈkla] while erklärt is [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 23865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Eklat is recorded at frequency rank #23,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈkla]. erklärt is at rank #760, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t].
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 23865, this pair ranks #1,855,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Eklat vs erklärt
Shared letters: eklt. Private to "Eklat": a. Private to "erklärt": rä.
"Eklat" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "erklärt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Eklat ← ekalt · ekklat · eklatt · ekllat · eklta · elkat · kelat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Eklat" for "erklärt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Eklat" or "erklärt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Eklat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erklärt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,855,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Eklat" and "erklärt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erklärt vs erklärtes". 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 #1,855,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.