Which to use
“erfordern” and “erfordert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,074
- “erfordern” frequency rank
- #5,076
- “erfordert” frequency rank
- 15150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfordern | erfordert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas unbedingt verlangen, etwas notwendig machen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erfordern |
Where the eye mixes erfordern and erfordert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erfordern and erfordert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erfordern and erfordert
A purely visual mix-up. erfordern ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn]) and erfordert ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐt]) 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 a single letter - n in “erfordern” becomes t in “erfordert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfordern is recorded at frequency rank #10,074, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐn]. erfordert is at rank #5,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐt].
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 15150, this pair ranks #1,946,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfordern vs erfordert
Shared letters: defor. Private to "erfordern": n. Private to "erfordert": t.
"erfordern" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "erfordert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erfordern" and "erfordert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erfordern" vs "erfordert" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erfordern" and "erfordert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfordern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfordert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,029 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfordern" and "erfordert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfordern vs Erfordernis". 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 #1,946,029 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.