# Eliten vs erlitten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Eliten
*noun · IPA [eˈliːtn̩] · frequency rank #14,050*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Elite

### erlitten
*verb · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlɪtn̩] · frequency rank #9,014*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erleiden

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/eliten-vs-erlitten