Which to use
“erfolgten” and “erfüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,073
- “erfolgten” frequency rank
- #22,703
- “erfüllten” frequency rank
- 32776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfolgten | erfüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfüllt |
Where the eye mixes erfolgten and erfüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erfolgten and erfüllten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erfolgten vs erfüllten
A purely visual mix-up. erfolgten ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]) and erfüllten ([ɛɐ̯ˈfʏltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfolgten is recorded at frequency rank #10,073, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlktn̩]. erfüllten is at rank #22,703, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfʏltn̩].
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 32776, this pair ranks #1,700,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfolgten vs erfüllten
Shared letters: eflnrt. Private to "erfolgten": go. Private to "erfüllten": ü.
"erfolgten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "erfüllten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfolgten ← efrolgten · erffolgten · erflogten · erfoglten · erfolgetn · erfolggten · erfolgtenn · erfolgtne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfüllten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,700,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfolgten" and "erfüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfüllten vs erfülltes". 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 #1,700,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.