Which to use
“erhaltene” and “erhaltenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,465
- “erhaltene” frequency rank
- #9,011
- “erhaltenen” frequency rank
- 19476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhaltene | erhaltenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten |
Where the eye mixes erhaltene and erhaltenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erhaltene runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against erhaltenen's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erhaltene and erhaltenen
A purely visual mix-up. erhaltene ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənə]) and erhaltenen ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənən]) 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) - “erhaltene” sits inside “erhaltenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhaltene is recorded at frequency rank #10,465, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənə]. erhaltenen is at rank #9,011, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənən].
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 19476, this pair ranks #1,907,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erhaltene vs erhaltenen
Shared letters: aehlnrt. Private to "erhaltene": -. Private to "erhaltenen": -.
"erhaltene" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "erhaltenen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhaltene ← ehraltene · erahltene · erhaletne · erhalltene · erhalteen · erhaltnee · erhalttene · erhatlene
- erhaltenen ← ehraltenen · erahltenen · erhaletnen · erhalltenen · erhalteenn · erhaltenenn · erhaltenne · erhaltennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhaltene" for "erhaltenen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erhaltene" vs "erhaltenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhaltene" and "erhaltenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhaltene vs erhaltener". 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 #1,907,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.