erinnerstvserinnertConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,982
“erinnerst” frequency rank
#1,320
“erinnert” frequency rank
18302
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erinnerst erinnert
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erinnern Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erinnern

Where the eye mixes erinnerst and erinnert

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

9 ch
erinnerst
8 ch
erinnert

Look-alike desk: erinnerst vs erinnert

A purely visual mix-up. erinnerst ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐst]) and erinnert ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐt]) 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 18302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erinnerst is recorded at frequency rank #16,982, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐst]. erinnert is at rank #1,320, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐt].

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 18302, this pair ranks #1,919,538 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of erinnerst vs erinnert

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "erinnerst": s. Private to "erinnert": -.

"erinnerst" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCC  ·  "erinnert" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erinnerst ← eirnnerst · erinenrst · erinerst · erinnerrst · erinnersst · erinnerstt · erinnerts · erinnesrt
  • erinnert ← eirnnert · erinenrt · erinert · erinnerrt · erinnertt · erinnetr · erinnret · erninert

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "erinnerst" and "erinnert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐst] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "erinnerst" or "erinnert" show up more?
"erinnert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,320 in our German list, against #16,982 for "erinnerst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "erinnerst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erinnert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,919,538 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erinnerst" and "erinnert" 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 #1,919,538 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