Which to use
“ergibt” and “erlitt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,057
- “ergibt” frequency rank
- #9,363
- “erlitt” frequency rank
- 11420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ergibt | erlitt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ergeben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erleiden |
Where the eye mixes ergibt and erlitt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ergibt and erlitt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ergibt vs erlitt
A purely visual mix-up. ergibt ([ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt]) and erlitt ([ɛɐ̯ˈlɪt]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ergibt is recorded at frequency rank #2,057, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːpt]. erlitt is at rank #9,363, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlɪt].
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 11420, this pair ranks #1,969,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ergibt vs erlitt
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "ergibt": bg. Private to "erlitt": l.
"ergibt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erlitt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ergibt" for "erlitt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ergibt" or "erlitt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ergibt" and "erlitt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ergibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlitt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ergibt" and "erlitt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erliegt vs erlitt". 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 #1,969,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.