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“erinnere” and “erinnerst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,437
“erinnere” frequency rank
#16,982
“erinnerst” frequency rank
20419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erinnere erinnerst
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern

Where the eye mixes erinnere and erinnerst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erinnere runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against erinnerst's 9 (VCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
erinnere
9 ch
erinnerst

Look-alike desk: erinnere vs erinnerst

A purely visual mix-up. erinnere ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁə]) and erinnerst ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐst]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20419, 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]. erinnerst is at rank #16,982, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐst].

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 20419, this pair ranks #1,897,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of erinnere vs erinnerst

Shared letters: einr. Private to "erinnere": -. Private to "erinnerst": st.

"erinnere" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "erinnerst" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erinnere ← eirnnere · erinenre · erinere · erinneer · erinnerre · erinnree · erninere · errinnere
  • erinnerst ← eirnnerst · erinenrst · erinerst · erinnerrst · erinnersst · erinnerstt · erinnerts · erinnesrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "erinnere" and "erinnerst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁə] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "erinnere" or "erinnerst" show up more?
"erinnere" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,437 in our German list, against #16,982 for "erinnerst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "erinnere" and "erinnerst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erinnere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erinnerst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,897,882 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erinnere" and "erinnerst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erinner vs erinnerst". 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 #1,897,882 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list