Which to use
“Erfolgs” is a noun and “erfolgt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,980
- “Erfolgs” frequency rank
- #1,547
- “erfolgt” frequency rank
- 18527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Erfolgs | erfolgt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Erfolg | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfolgen |
Where the eye mixes Erfolgs and erfolgt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Erfolgs and erfolgt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Erfolgs vs erfolgt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Erfolgs is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlks] while erfolgt is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “Erfolgs” becomes t in “erfolgt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Erfolgs is recorded at frequency rank #16,980, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlks]. erfolgt is at rank #1,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkt].
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 18527, this pair ranks #1,917,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Erfolgs vs erfolgt
Shared letters: efglor. Private to "Erfolgs": s. Private to "erfolgt": t.
"Erfolgs" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erfolgt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Erfolgs" for "erfolgt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Erfolgs" vs "erfolgt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Erfolgs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Erfolgs" and "erfolgt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erbfolge vs Erfolgs". 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 #1,917,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.