erhörtvsesportWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: erhört is a verb, esport is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“erhört” is a verb and “esport” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,748
“erhört” frequency rank
#41,148
“esport” frequency rank
76896
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erhört esport
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhören der Sport, die Sportart

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set erhört and esport apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
erhört
6 ch
esport

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erhört is [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t] while esport is [əsˈpɔrt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erhört is recorded at frequency rank #35,748, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhøːɐ̯t]. esport is at rank #41,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əsˈpɔrt].

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 76896, this pair ranks #273,210 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of erhört vs esport

Shared letters: ert. Private to "erhört": . Private to "esport": ops.

"erhört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "esport" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esportepsort · esoprt · esporrt · esportt · espotr · espport · esprot · essport

Frequency comparison

erhört#35,748
esport#41,148

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "erhört" and "esport" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "erhört" is a verb and "esport" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "erhört" or "esport"?
"erhört" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,748 in our German list, against #41,148 for "esport". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering erhört vs esport

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “erhört”; for a noun, it's “esport”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “erhört” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list