Which to use
“erbaut” is a verb and “erbost” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,184
- “erbaut” frequency rank
- #44,571
- “erbost” frequency rank
- 53755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbaut | erbost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erbauen | aufgebracht, wütend, verärgert sein über etwas oder jemanden |
Where the eye mixes erbaut and erbost
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erbaut (VCCVVC) and erbost (VCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: erbaut vs erbost
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erbaut is [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯t] while erbost is [ɛɐ̯ˈboːst]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbaut is recorded at frequency rank #9,184, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯t]. erbost is at rank #44,571, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈboːst].
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 53755, this pair ranks #1,045,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erbaut vs erbost
Shared letters: bert. Private to "erbaut": au. Private to "erbost": os.
"erbaut" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "erbost" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erbaut" for "erbost" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erbaut" or "erbost" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erbost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,045,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbaut" and "erbost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbost vs Erbse". 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 #1,045,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.