Which to use
“erfreute” and “erregte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,275
- “erfreute” frequency rank
- #17,283
- “erregte” frequency rank
- 44558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfreute | erregte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erfreute and erregte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erfreute runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against erregte's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erfreute with erregte
A purely visual mix-up. erfreute ([ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]) and erregte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]) 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 44558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfreute is recorded at frequency rank #27,275, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]. erregte is at rank #17,283, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə].
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 44558, this pair ranks #1,382,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erfreute vs erregte
Shared letters: ert. Private to "erfreute": fu. Private to "erregte": g.
"erfreute" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "erregte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erfreute" and "erregte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erfreute" or "erregte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erfreute" and "erregte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfreute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erregte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,382,303 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfreute" and "erregte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfreute vs erfreuten". 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 #1,382,303 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.