Which to use
“erbauen” is a verb and “Erbauer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,073
- “erbauen” frequency rank
- #33,567
- “Erbauer” frequency rank
- 67640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbauen | Erbauer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | für Bauwerke: | Person, die etwas durch Bauen erschafft (insbesondere Gebäude oder Bauwerke) |
Where the eye mixes erbauen and Erbauer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erbauen and Erbauer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erbauen and Erbauer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erbauen is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən] while Erbauer is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “erbauen” becomes r in “Erbauer”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbauen is recorded at frequency rank #34,073, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ən]. Erbauer is at rank #33,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯ɐ].
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 67640, this pair ranks #533,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erbauen vs Erbauer
Shared letters: aberu. Private to "erbauen": n. Private to "Erbauer": -.
"erbauen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "Erbauer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erbauen" and "Erbauer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erbauen" or "Erbauer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbauen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Erbauer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #533,586 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbauen" and "Erbauer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbauen 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 #533,586 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.