Which to use
“erbrecht” and “erreicht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,989
- “erbrecht” frequency rank
- #682
- “erreicht” frequency rank
- 26671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erbrecht | erreicht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erbrechen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erreichen |
Where the eye mixes erbrecht and erreicht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erbrecht (VCCCVCCC) and erreicht (VCCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: erbrecht vs erreicht
A purely visual mix-up. erbrecht ([ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçt]) and erreicht ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çt]) 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 26671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erbrecht is recorded at frequency rank #25,989, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçt]. erreicht is at rank #682, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çt].
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 26671, this pair ranks #1,814,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erbrecht vs erreicht
Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "erbrecht": b. Private to "erreicht": i.
"erbrecht" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "erreicht" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erbrecht" and "erreicht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erbrecht" or "erreicht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erbrecht" and "erreicht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erbrecht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreicht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,354 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erbrecht" and "erreicht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbrachte vs erbrecht". 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 #1,814,354 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.