Which to use
“Erfolge” is a noun and “erfolgten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,891
- “Erfolge” frequency rank
- #10,073
- “erfolgten” frequency rank
- 12964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Erfolge | erfolgten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Erfolg | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgt |
Where the eye mixes Erfolge and erfolgten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Erfolge vs erfolgten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Erfolge is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə] while erfolgten is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Erfolge is recorded at frequency rank #2,891, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡə]. erfolgten is at rank #10,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩].
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 12964, this pair ranks #1,960,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Erfolge vs erfolgten
Shared letters: efglor. Private to "Erfolge": -. Private to "erfolgten": nt.
"Erfolge" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erfolgten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Erfolge" and "erfolgten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Erfolge" or "erfolgten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Erfolge" and "erfolgten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Erfolge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Erfolge" and "erfolgten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erbfolge vs Erfolge". 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 #1,960,944 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.