Which to use
“erholte” and “ertönte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,570
- “erholte” frequency rank
- #45,908
- “ertönte” frequency rank
- 79478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erholte | ertönte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erholt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ertönt |
Where the eye mixes erholte and ertönte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses erholte with ertönte
A purely visual mix-up. erholte ([ɛɐ̯ˈhoːltə]) and ertönte ([ɛɐ̯ˈtøːntə]) 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 79478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erholte is recorded at frequency rank #33,570, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːltə]. ertönte is at rank #45,908, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtøːntə].
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 79478, this pair ranks #215,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erholte vs ertönte
Shared letters: ert. Private to "erholte": hlo. Private to "ertönte": nö.
"erholte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ertönte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erholte ← ehrolte · erhholte · erhlote · erholet · erhollte · erholtte · erhotle · erohlte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erholte" and "ertönte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erholte" or "ertönte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erholte" and "ertönte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erholte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ertönte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erholte" and "ertönte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Entente 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 #215,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.