Which to use
“erkannte” and “erlangte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,418
- “erkannte” frequency rank
- #17,280
- “erlangte” frequency rank
- 23698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkannte | erlangte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt |
Where the eye mixes erkannte and erlangte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erkannte and erlangte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erkannte with erlangte
A purely visual mix-up. erkannte ([ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]) and erlangte ([ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) 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 23698, 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]. erlangte is at rank #17,280, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə].
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 23698, this pair ranks #1,857,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erkannte vs erlangte
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "erkannte": k. Private to "erlangte": gl.
"erkannte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erlangte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erkannte" and "erlangte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erkannte" vs "erlangte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erkannte" and "erlangte" 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 "erlangte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,857,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erkannte" and "erlangte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erlanger vs erlangte". 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 #1,857,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.