Which to use
“erhaltene” and “erhaltener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,465
- “erhaltene” frequency rank
- #47,356
- “erhaltener” frequency rank
- 57821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhaltene | erhaltener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten |
Where the eye mixes erhaltene and erhaltener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses erhaltene with erhaltener
A purely visual mix-up. erhaltene ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənə]) and erhaltener ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənɐ]) 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 “erhaltener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57821, 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]. erhaltener is at rank #47,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənɐ].
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 57821, this pair ranks #886,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhaltene vs erhaltener
Shared letters: aehlnrt. Private to "erhaltene": -. Private to "erhaltener": -.
"erhaltene" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "erhaltener" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhaltene ← ehraltene · erahltene · erhaletne · erhalltene · erhalteen · erhaltnee · erhalttene · erhatlene
- erhaltener ← ehraltener · erahltener · erhaletner · erhalltener · erhalteenr · erhaltenerr · erhaltenner · erhaltenre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhaltene" for "erhaltener" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erhaltene" vs "erhaltener" - 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 "erhaltene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltener" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #886,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhaltene" and "erhaltener" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhaltener vs erhaltenes". 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 #886,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.