Which to use
“erahnen” and “ernähren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,276
- “erahnen” frequency rank
- #7,910
- “ernähren” frequency rank
- 25186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erahnen | ernähren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch eine Mischung aus Intuition und Erfahrung in seinen wesentlichen Zügen erkennen | regelmäßig für Nahrung sorgen |
Where the eye mixes erahnen and ernähren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erahnen runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against ernähren's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erahnen vs ernähren
A purely visual mix-up. erahnen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]) and ernähren ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erahnen is recorded at frequency rank #17,276, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]. ernähren is at rank #7,910, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁən].
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 25186, this pair ranks #1,836,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erahnen vs ernähren
Shared letters: ehnr. Private to "erahnen": a. Private to "ernähren": ä.
"erahnen" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ernähren" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erahnen ← earhnen · erahenn · erahhnen · erahnenn · erahnne · erahnnen · eranhen · erhanen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erahnen" for "ernähren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erahnen" vs "ernähren" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erahnen" and "ernähren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erahnen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ernähren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,836,932 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erahnen" and "ernähren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erahnen vs ertönen". 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 #1,836,932 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.