Which to use
“erforderte” and “ermordete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,853
- “erforderte” frequency rank
- #27,707
- “ermordete” frequency rank
- 54560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erforderte | ermordete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfordert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ermordet |
Where the eye mixes erforderte and ermordete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erforderte runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against ermordete's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erforderte vs ermordete
A purely visual mix-up. erforderte ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐtə]) and ermordete ([ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdətə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erforderte is recorded at frequency rank #26,853, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐtə]. ermordete is at rank #27,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdətə].
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 54560, this pair ranks #1,014,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erforderte vs ermordete
Shared letters: deort. Private to "erforderte": f. Private to "ermordete": m.
"erforderte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "ermordete" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erforderte ← efrorderte · erfforderte · erfodrerte · erfordderte · erforderet · erforderrte · erfordertte · erfordetre
- ermordete ← emrordete · ermmordete · ermodrete · ermorddete · ermordeet · ermordette · ermordtee · ermoredte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erforderte" for "ermordete" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erforderte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ermordete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,014,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erforderte" and "ermordete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ermorden vs ermordete". 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 #1,014,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.