Which to use
“erkannte” and “ernannte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,418
- “erkannte” frequency rank
- #18,226
- “ernannte” frequency rank
- 24644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkannte | ernannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ernannt |
Where the eye mixes erkannte and ernannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erkannte and ernannte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erkannte and ernannte
A purely visual mix-up. erkannte ([ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]) and ernannte ([ɛɐ̯ˈnantə]) 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 a single letter - k in “erkannte” becomes n in “ernannte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24644, 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]. ernannte is at rank #18,226, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnantə].
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 24644, this pair ranks #1,844,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erkannte vs ernannte
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "erkannte": k. Private to "ernannte": -.
"erkannte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "ernannte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erkannte" and "ernannte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erkannte" or "ernannte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erkannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ernannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erkannte" and "ernannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ernannte vs ernennt". 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 #1,844,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.