Which to use
“erhalte” and “erhalten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,268
- “erhalte” frequency rank
- #418
- “erhalten” frequency rank
- 10686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhalte | erhalten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten | etwas bekommen, empfangen |
Where the eye mixes erhalte and erhalten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between erhalte and erhalten
A purely visual mix-up. erhalte ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]) and erhalten ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]) 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) - “erhalte” sits inside “erhalten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhalte is recorded at frequency rank #10,268, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]. erhalten is at rank #418, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩].
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 10686, this pair ranks #1,973,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhalte vs erhalten
Shared letters: aehlrt. Private to "erhalte": -. Private to "erhalten": n.
"erhalte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erhalten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhalte" for "erhalten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erhalte" or "erhalten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erhalte" and "erhalten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhalten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,866 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhalte" and "erhalten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhalte vs erhärtet". 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 #1,973,866 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.