Which to use
“erfüllte” and “erfüllten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,280
- “erfüllte” frequency rank
- #22,703
- “erfüllten” frequency rank
- 36983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfüllte | erfüllten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfüllt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfüllt |
Where the eye mixes erfüllte and erfüllten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erfüllte runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against erfüllten's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erfüllte vs erfüllten
A purely visual mix-up. erfüllte ([ɛɐ̯ˈfʏltə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erfüllte” sits inside “erfüllten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfüllte is recorded at frequency rank #14,280, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfʏltə]. 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 36983, this pair ranks #1,601,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfüllte vs erfüllten
Shared letters: eflrtü. Private to "erfüllte": -. Private to "erfüllten": n.
"erfüllte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erfüllten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erfüllte" for "erfüllten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erfüllte" or "erfüllten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erfüllte" and "erfüllten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfüllte" 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 #1,601,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfüllte" and "erfüllten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfüllten vs erfülltes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,601,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.