Which to use
“erinner” and “erinnern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,074
- “erinner” frequency rank
- #1,509
- “erinnern” frequency rank
- 35583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erinner | erinnern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern | im Gedächtnis behalten haben |
Where the eye mixes erinner and erinnern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erinner runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against erinnern's 8 (VCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erinner vs erinnern
A purely visual mix-up. erinner ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐ]) and erinnern ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “erinner” sits inside “erinnern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erinner is recorded at frequency rank #34,074, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐ]. erinnern is at rank #1,509, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn].
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 35583, this pair ranks #1,636,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erinner vs erinnern
Shared letters: einr. Private to "erinner": -. Private to "erinnern": -.
"erinner" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "erinnern" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erinner" for "erinnern" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erinner" vs "erinnern" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erinner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erinnern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,636,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erinner" and "erinnern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eigner vs erinner". 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 #1,636,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.