Which to use
“erkläre” is a verb and “Exklave” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,013
- “erkläre” frequency rank
- #32,516
- “Exklave” frequency rank
- 41529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkläre | Exklave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erklären | von fremdem Gebiet umschlossener Teil des eigenen Gebiets |
Where the eye mixes erkläre and Exklave
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erkläre and Exklave follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erkläre with Exklave
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erkläre is [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁə] while Exklave is [ɛksˈklaːvə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erkläre is recorded at frequency rank #9,013, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁə]. Exklave is at rank #32,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈklaːvə].
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 41529, this pair ranks #1,476,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erkläre vs Exklave
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "erkläre": rä. Private to "Exklave": avx.
"erkläre" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "Exklave" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Exklave ← ekxlave · exkalve · exkklave · exklaev · exklavve · exkllave · exklvae · exlkave
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erkläre" and "Exklave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erkläre" or "Exklave" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erkläre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Exklave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,476,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erkläre" and "Exklave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enklave vs Exklave". 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 #1,476,705 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.