Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erinnere" and "erinnerst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erinnere" or "erinnerst" show up more?
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.