Which to use
“erkämpft” is a verb and “erkämpfte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,503
- “erkämpft” frequency rank
- #30,536
- “erkämpfte” frequency rank
- 54039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkämpft | erkämpfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erkämpfen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkämpft |
Where the eye mixes erkämpft and erkämpfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erkämpft is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛmp͡ft] while erkämpfte is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛmp͡ftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erkämpft” sits inside “erkämpfte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erkämpft is recorded at frequency rank #23,503, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛmp͡ft]. erkämpfte is at rank #30,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛmp͡ftə].
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 54039, this pair ranks #1,034,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erkämpft vs erkämpfte
Shared letters: efkmprtä. Private to "erkämpft": -. Private to "erkämpfte": -.
"erkämpft" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCC · "erkämpfte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCCV