Which to use
“erbrechen” and “erreichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,871
- “erbrechen” frequency rank
- #826
- “erreichen” frequency rank
- 18697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbrechen | erreichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Mageninhalt durch den Mund entleeren; sich übergeben | zu jemandem oder zu etwas hingelangen |
Where the eye mixes erbrechen and erreichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erbrechen (VCCCVCCVC) and erreichen (VCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses erbrechen with erreichen
A purely visual mix-up. erbrechen ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]) and erreichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbrechen is recorded at frequency rank #17,871, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]. erreichen is at rank #826, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çn̩].
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 18697, this pair ranks #1,915,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erbrechen vs erreichen
Shared letters: cehnr. Private to "erbrechen": b. Private to "erreichen": i.
"erbrechen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "erreichen" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erbrechen" and "erreichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erbrechen" or "erreichen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erbrechen" and "erreichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbrechen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbrechen" and "erreichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbrechen vs errechnen". 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 #1,915,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.