Which to use
“erfahre” and “erfährst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,792
- “erfahre” frequency rank
- #19,892
- “erfährst” frequency rank
- 34684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfahre | erfährst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren |
Where the eye mixes erfahre and erfährst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: erfahre vs erfährst
A purely visual mix-up. erfahre ([ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁə]) and erfährst ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯st]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfahre is recorded at frequency rank #14,792, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁə]. erfährst is at rank #19,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯st].
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 34684, this pair ranks #1,657,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfahre vs erfährst
Shared letters: efhr. Private to "erfahre": a. Private to "erfährst": stä.
"erfahre" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erfährst" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfahre ← efrahre · erafhre · erfaher · erfahhre · erfahrre · erfarhe · erffahre · erfhare
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erfahre" and "erfährst" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erfahre" vs "erfährst" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erfahre" and "erfährst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfahre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfährst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,657,708 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfahre" and "erfährst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfährst vs erwähnst". 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 #1,657,708 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.