Which to use
“erholt” and “ertönt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,467
- “erholt” frequency rank
- #23,507
- “ertönt” frequency rank
- 33974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erholt | ertönt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erholen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ertönen |
Where the eye mixes erholt and ertönt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. erholt and ertönt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erholt vs ertönt
A purely visual mix-up. erholt ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlt]) and ertönt ([ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erholt is recorded at frequency rank #10,467, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlt]. ertönt is at rank #23,507, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtøːnt].
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 33974, this pair ranks #1,673,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erholt vs ertönt
Shared letters: ert. Private to "erholt": hlo. Private to "ertönt": nö.
"erholt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "ertönt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erholt ← ehrolt · erhholt · erhlot · erhollt · erholtt · erhotl · erohlt · errholt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erholt" and "ertönt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erholt" or "ertönt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erholt" and "ertönt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erholt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ertönt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,673,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erholt" and "ertönt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ertönt vs ertönte". 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 #1,673,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.