# Erfinder vs erfunden

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Erfinder
*noun · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndɐ] · frequency rank #9,894*
jemand, der etwas erfindet

### erfunden
*verb · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʊndn̩] · frequency rank #4,425*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erfinden

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/erfinder-vs-erfunden