Which to use
“erbaute” and “erbauten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,700
- “erbaute” frequency rank
- #28,631
- “erbauten” frequency rank
- 51331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbaute | erbauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbaut | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbaut |
Where the eye mixes erbaute and erbauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: erbaute vs erbauten
A purely visual mix-up. erbaute ([ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯tə]) and erbauten ([ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯tn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “erbaute” sits inside “erbauten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbaute is recorded at frequency rank #22,700, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯tə]. 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 51331, this pair ranks #1,139,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erbaute vs erbauten
Shared letters: abertu. Private to "erbaute": -. Private to "erbauten": n.
"erbaute" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "erbauten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erbaute" and "erbauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbaute" 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 #1,139,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbaute" 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 #1,139,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.