Which to use
“erbaute” and “erneute” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,700
- “erbaute” frequency rank
- #8,048
- “erneute” frequency rank
- 30748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbaute | erneute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erbaut | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut |
Where the eye mixes erbaute and erneute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erbaute and erneute follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erbaute vs erneute
A purely visual mix-up. erbaute ([ɛɐ̯ˈbaʊ̯tə]) and erneute ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30748, 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]. erneute is at rank #8,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tə].
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 30748, this pair ranks #1,741,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erbaute vs erneute
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "erbaute": ab. Private to "erneute": n.
"erbaute" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "erneute" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erbaute" and "erneute" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erbaute" or "erneute" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erbaute" and "erneute" 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 "erneute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbaute" and "erneute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbaute 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 #1,741,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.