Which to use
“erinnere” and “erinnern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,437
- “erinnere” frequency rank
- #1,509
- “erinnern” frequency rank
- 4946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erinnere | erinnern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern | im Gedächtnis behalten haben |
Where the eye mixes erinnere and erinnern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erinnere (VCVCCVCV) and erinnern (VCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between erinnere and erinnern
A purely visual mix-up. erinnere ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁə]) 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 a single letter - e in “erinnere” becomes n in “erinnern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erinnere is recorded at frequency rank #3,437, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁə]. 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 4946, this pair ranks #1,996,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erinnere vs erinnern
Shared letters: einr. Private to "erinnere": -. Private to "erinnern": -.
"erinnere" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "erinnern" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erinnere" and "erinnern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erinnere" vs "erinnern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erinnere" 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 #1,996,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erinnere" and "erinnern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erinner vs erinnere". 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 #1,996,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.