ErfahrungsberichtvsErfahrungsberichteWhich spelling fits?

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“Erfahrungsbericht” and “Erfahrungsberichte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,109
“Erfahrungsbericht” frequency rank
#39,913
“Erfahrungsberichte” frequency rank
69022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Erfahrungsbericht Erfahrungsberichte
Definition Bericht über Erfahrungen Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Erfahrungsbericht

Where the eye mixes Erfahrungsbericht and Erfahrungsberichte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 17 letters in sequence. Erfahrungsbericht runs 17 letters (VCCVCCVCCCCVCVCCC) against Erfahrungsberichte's 18 (VCCVCCVCCCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

17 ch
Erfahrungsbericht
18 ch
Erfahrungsberichte

Look-alike desk: Erfahrungsbericht vs Erfahrungsberichte

A purely visual mix-up. Erfahrungsbericht ([ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋsbəˌʁɪçt]) and Erfahrungsberichte ([ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋsbəˌʁɪçtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Erfahrungsbericht” sits inside “Erfahrungsberichte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Erfahrungsbericht is recorded at frequency rank #29,109, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋsbəˌʁɪçt]. Erfahrungsberichte is at rank #39,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋsbəˌʁɪçtə].

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 69022, this pair ranks #489,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Erfahrungsbericht vs Erfahrungsberichte

Shared letters: abcefghinrstu. Private to "Erfahrungsbericht": -. Private to "Erfahrungsberichte": -.

"Erfahrungsbericht" · 17 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCCVCVCCC  ·  "Erfahrungsberichte" · 18 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCCCVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Erfahrungsbericht ← efrahrungsbericht · erafhrungsbericht · erfahhrungsbericht · erfahrnugsbericht · erfahrrungsbericht · erfahrugnsbericht · erfahrungbsericht · erfahrunggsbericht
  • Erfahrungsberichte ← efrahrungsberichte · erafhrungsberichte · erfahhrungsberichte · erfahrnugsberichte · erfahrrungsberichte · erfahrugnsberichte · erfahrungbserichte · erfahrunggsberichte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Erfahrungsbericht" for "Erfahrungsberichte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋsbəˌʁɪçt] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋsbəˌʁɪçtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Erfahrungsbericht" or "Erfahrungsberichte"?
"Erfahrungsbericht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,109 in our German list, against #39,913 for "Erfahrungsberichte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Erfahrungsbericht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Erfahrungsberichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #489,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #489,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list