Which to use
“erinner” is a verb and “erinnerte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,074
- “erinner” frequency rank
- #6,921
- “erinnerte” frequency rank
- 40995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erinner | erinnerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erinnert |
Where the eye mixes erinner and erinnerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between erinner and erinnerte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erinner is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐ] while erinnerte is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erinner” sits inside “erinnerte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40995, 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]. erinnerte is at rank #6,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐtə].
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 40995, this pair ranks #1,492,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erinner vs erinnerte
Shared letters: einr. Private to "erinner": -. Private to "erinnerte": t.
"erinner" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "erinnerte" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erinner" and "erinnerte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erinner" or "erinnerte" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "erinner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erinnerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,492,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erinner" and "erinnerte" 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 #1,492,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.