Which to use
“ergänzte” and “erkannte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,076
- “ergänzte” frequency rank
- #6,418
- “erkannte” frequency rank
- 21494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergänzte | erkannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ergänzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt |
Where the eye mixes ergänzte and erkannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ergänzte and erkannte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ergänzte vs erkannte
A purely visual mix-up. ergänzte ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡stə]) and erkannte ([ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergänzte is recorded at frequency rank #15,076, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡɛnt͡stə]. erkannte is at rank #6,418, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə].
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 21494, this pair ranks #1,885,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergänzte vs erkannte
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "ergänzte": gzä. Private to "erkannte": ak.
"ergänzte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erkannte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erkannte ← ekrannte · eraknnte · erkannet · erkanntte · erkante · erkantne · erkkannte · erknante
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ergänzte" and "erkannte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ergänzte" vs "erkannte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ergänzte" and "erkannte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergänzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erkannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,613 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergänzte" and "erkannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ergänze vs ergänzte". 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 #1,885,613 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.