Which to use
“erkannte” and “erkrankte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,418
- “erkannte” frequency rank
- #14,054
- “erkrankte” frequency rank
- 20472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkannte | erkrankte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt |
Where the eye mixes erkannte and erkrankte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erkannte runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against erkrankte's 9 (VCCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erkannte and erkrankte
A purely visual mix-up. erkannte ([ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]) and erkrankte ([ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə]) 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 20472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erkannte is recorded at frequency rank #6,418, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]. erkrankte is at rank #14,054, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə].
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 20472, this pair ranks #1,897,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erkannte vs erkrankte
Shared letters: aeknrt. Private to "erkannte": -. Private to "erkrankte": -.
"erkannte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erkrankte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erkannte" and "erkrankte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erkannte" or "erkrankte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erkannte" and "erkrankte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erkannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erkrankte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,897,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erkannte" and "erkrankte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erkannte vs ernannten". 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 #1,897,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.