Which to use
“erhaltener” and “erhaltenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,356
- “erhaltener” frequency rank
- #43,845
- “erhaltenes” frequency rank
- 91201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erhaltener | erhaltenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erhalten |
Where the eye mixes erhaltener and erhaltenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erhaltener and erhaltenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erhaltener with erhaltenes
A purely visual mix-up. erhaltener ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənɐ]) and erhaltenes ([ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənəs]) 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 - r in “erhaltener” becomes s in “erhaltenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erhaltener is recorded at frequency rank #47,356, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənɐ]. erhaltenes is at rank #43,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltənəs].
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 91201, this pair ranks #39,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erhaltener vs erhaltenes
Shared letters: aehlnrt. Private to "erhaltener": -. Private to "erhaltenes": s.
"erhaltener" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "erhaltenes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erhaltener ← ehraltener · erahltener · erhaletner · erhalltener · erhalteenr · erhaltenerr · erhaltenner · erhaltenre
- erhaltenes ← ehraltenes · erahltenes · erhaletnes · erhalltenes · erhalteens · erhalteness · erhaltennes · erhaltense
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erhaltener" and "erhaltenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erhaltener" or "erhaltenes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erhaltener" and "erhaltenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltener" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erhaltenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erhaltener" and "erhaltenes" 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 #39,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.