Which to use
“Erbarmen” is a noun and “erbauten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,529
- “Erbarmen” frequency rank
- #28,631
- “erbauten” frequency rank
- 54160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Erbarmen | erbauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | starke innere Anteilnahme am Leid oder an der Not anderer, verbunden mit dem Drang, ihnen zu helfen oder sie zu trösten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbaut |
Where the eye mixes Erbarmen and erbauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Erbarmen (VCCVCCVC) and erbauten (VCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Erbarmen vs erbauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Erbarmen is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən] while erbauten is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Erbarmen is recorded at frequency rank #25,529, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʁmən]. erbauten is at rank #28,631, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯tn̩].
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 54160, this pair ranks #1,029,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Erbarmen vs erbauten
Shared letters: abenr. Private to "Erbarmen": m. Private to "erbauten": tu.
"Erbarmen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erbauten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Erbarmen" and "erbauten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Erbarmen" vs "erbauten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Erbarmen" and "erbauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Erbarmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erbauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,029,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Erbarmen" and "erbauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbauten vs erbeuten". 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 #1,029,785 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.