Which to use
“erkannt” and “erkauft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,711
- “erkannt” frequency rank
- #35,749
- “erkauft” frequency rank
- 38460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkannt | erkauft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erkennen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkaufen |
Where the eye mixes erkannt and erkauft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erkannt (VCCVCCC) and erkauft (VCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses erkannt with erkauft
A purely visual mix-up. erkannt ([ɛɐ̯ˈkant]) and erkauft ([ɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erkannt is recorded at frequency rank #2,711, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkant]. erkauft is at rank #35,749, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkaʊ̯ft].
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 38460, this pair ranks #1,563,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erkannt vs erkauft
Shared letters: aekrt. Private to "erkannt": n. Private to "erkauft": fu.
"erkannt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erkauft" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erkannt" and "erkauft" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erkannt" vs "erkauft" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erkannt" and "erkauft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erkannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erkauft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erkannt" and "erkauft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einkauft vs erkauft". 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 #1,563,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.