Which to use
“erhalten” and “erhaltet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #418
- “erhalten” frequency rank
- #42,465
- “erhaltet” frequency rank
- 42883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhalten | erhaltet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas bekommen, empfangen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten |
Where the eye mixes erhalten and erhaltet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erhalten and erhaltet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erhalten vs erhaltet
A purely visual mix-up. erhalten ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]) and erhaltet ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltət]) 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 a single letter - n in “erhalten” becomes t in “erhaltet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhalten is recorded at frequency rank #418, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]. erhaltet is at rank #42,465, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltət].
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 42883, this pair ranks #1,435,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhalten vs erhaltet
Shared letters: aehlrt. Private to "erhalten": n. Private to "erhaltet": -.
"erhalten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erhaltet" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhalten" and "erhaltet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erhalten" vs "erhaltet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,435,482 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhalten" and "erhaltet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhaltet 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 #1,435,482 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.