Which to use
“erinnere” is a verb and “erinnerten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,437
- “erinnere” frequency rank
- #28,176
- “erinnerten” frequency rank
- 31613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erinnere | erinnerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erinnert |
Where the eye mixes erinnere and erinnerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erinnere runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against erinnerten's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erinnere vs erinnerten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erinnere is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnəʁə] while erinnerten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31613, 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]. erinnerten is at rank #28,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐtn̩].
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 31613, this pair ranks #1,724,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erinnere vs erinnerten
Shared letters: einr. Private to "erinnere": -. Private to "erinnerten": t.
"erinnere" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "erinnerten" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erinnere ← eirnnere · erinenre · erinere · erinneer · erinnerre · erinnree · erninere · errinnere
- erinnerten ← eirnnerten · erinenrten · erinerten · erinneretn · erinnerrten · erinnertenn · erinnertne · erinnertten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erinnere" and "erinnerten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erinnere" or "erinnerten" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "erinnerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,724,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erinnere" and "erinnerten" 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 #1,724,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.