Which to use
“erfahre” and “erwähne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,792
- “erfahre” frequency rank
- #25,539
- “erwähne” frequency rank
- 40331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfahre | erwähne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwähnen |
Where the eye mixes erfahre and erwähne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erfahre and erwähne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erfahre with erwähne
A purely visual mix-up. erfahre ([ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁə]) and erwähne ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnə]) 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 40331, 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]. erwähne is at rank #25,539, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnə].
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 40331, this pair ranks #1,511,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erfahre vs erwähne
Shared letters: ehr. Private to "erfahre": af. Private to "erwähne": nwä.
"erfahre" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erwähne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfahre ← efrahre · erafhre · erfaher · erfahhre · erfahrre · erfarhe · erffahre · erfhare
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erfahre" and "erwähne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erfahre" or "erwähne"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erfahre" and "erwähne" 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 "erwähne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,511,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfahre" and "erwähne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwähne 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 #1,511,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.