Which to use
“erfolgte” and “erfolgter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,519
- “erfolgte” frequency rank
- #31,028
- “erfolgter” frequency rank
- 34547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfolgte | erfolgter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgt |
Where the eye mixes erfolgte and erfolgter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erfolgte runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against erfolgter's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erfolgte vs erfolgter
A purely visual mix-up. erfolgte ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktə]) and erfolgter ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktɐ]) 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) - “erfolgte” sits inside “erfolgter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfolgte is recorded at frequency rank #3,519, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktə]. erfolgter is at rank #31,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktɐ].
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 34547, this pair ranks #1,660,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfolgte vs erfolgter
Shared letters: efglort. Private to "erfolgte": -. Private to "erfolgter": -.
"erfolgte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erfolgter" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erfolgte" and "erfolgter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erfolgte" or "erfolgter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erfolgte" and "erfolgter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,660,807 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfolgte" and "erfolgter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erfolges vs erfolgter". 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 #1,660,807 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.