Which to use
“erinnert” is a verb and “erinnerten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,320
- “erinnert” frequency rank
- #28,176
- “erinnerten” frequency rank
- 29496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erinnert | erinnerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erinnern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erinnert |
Where the eye mixes erinnert and erinnerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erinnert runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCC) against erinnerten's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erinnert vs erinnerten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erinnert is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐt] while erinnerten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erinnert” sits inside “erinnerten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erinnert is recorded at frequency rank #1,320, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐt]. 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 29496, this pair ranks #1,765,739 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erinnert vs erinnerten
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "erinnert": -. Private to "erinnerten": -.
"erinnert" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCC · "erinnerten" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erinnert ← eirnnert · erinenrt · erinert · erinnerrt · erinnertt · erinnetr · erinnret · erninert
- erinnerten ← eirnnerten · erinenrten · erinerten · erinneretn · erinnerrten · erinnertenn · erinnertne · erinnertten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erinnert" and "erinnerten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erinnert" vs "erinnerten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erinnert" 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 #1,765,739 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erinnert" and "erinnerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erinner vs erinnert". 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 #1,765,739 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.