Which to use
“erhaltenen” and “erhaltener” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,011
- “erhaltenen” frequency rank
- #47,356
- “erhaltener” frequency rank
- 56367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhaltenen | erhaltener |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten |
Where the eye mixes erhaltenen and erhaltener
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erhaltenen and erhaltener follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erhaltenen and erhaltener
A purely visual mix-up. erhaltenen ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənən]) 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 a single letter - n in “erhaltenen” becomes r in “erhaltener”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhaltenen is recorded at frequency rank #9,011, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənən]. 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 56367, this pair ranks #942,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erhaltenen vs erhaltener
Shared letters: aehlnrt. Private to "erhaltenen": -. Private to "erhaltener": -.
"erhaltenen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "erhaltener" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhaltenen ← ehraltenen · erahltenen · erhaletnen · erhalltenen · erhalteenn · erhaltenenn · erhaltenne · erhaltennen
- erhaltener ← ehraltener · erahltener · erhaletner · erhalltener · erhalteenr · erhaltenerr · erhaltenner · erhaltenre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erhaltenen" for "erhaltener" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erhaltenen" or "erhaltener" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erhaltenen" and "erhaltener" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltenen" 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 #942,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhaltenen" 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 #942,999 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.