Which to use
“erkenne” and “erkennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,012
- “erkenne” frequency rank
- #2,761
- “erkennt” frequency rank
- 11773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkenne | erkennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkennen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkennen |
Where the eye mixes erkenne and erkennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erkenne (VCCVCCV) and erkennt (VCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: erkenne vs erkennt
A purely visual mix-up. erkenne ([ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnə]) and erkennt ([ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnt]) 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 - e in “erkenne” becomes t in “erkennt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erkenne is recorded at frequency rank #9,012, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnə]. erkennt is at rank #2,761, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnt].
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 11773, this pair ranks #1,967,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erkenne vs erkennt
Shared letters: eknr. Private to "erkenne": -. Private to "erkennt": t.
"erkenne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erkennt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erkenne" for "erkennt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erkenne" and "erkennt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erkenne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erkennt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erkenne" and "erkennt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erkenne 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 #1,967,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.