ErfahrungsberichtvsErfahrungsberichteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Erfahrungsbericht and Erfahrungsberichte apart are highlighted. They share 17 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

17 ch
Erfahrungsbericht
18 ch
Erfahrungsberichte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • Erfahrungsberichtefrahrungsbericht · erafhrungsbericht · erfahhrungsbericht · erfahrnugsbericht · erfahrrungsbericht · erfahrugnsbericht · erfahrungbsericht · erfahrunggsbericht
  • Erfahrungsberichteefrahrungsberichte · erafhrungsberichte · erfahhrungsberichte · erfahrnugsberichte · erfahrrungsberichte · erfahrugnsberichte · erfahrungbserichte · erfahrunggsberichte

Frequency comparison

Erfahrungsbericht#29,109
Erfahrungsberichte#39,913

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Erfahrungsbericht" and "Erfahrungsberichte" be used interchangeably?
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list