Which to use
“erklärt” and “erspart” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #760
- “erklärt” frequency rank
- #8,857
- “erspart” frequency rank
- 9617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erklärt | erspart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ersparen |
Where the eye mixes erklärt and erspart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erklärt and erspart follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erklärt vs erspart
A purely visual mix-up. erklärt ([ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]) and erspart ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːɐ̯t]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erklärt is recorded at frequency rank #760, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]. erspart is at rank #8,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːɐ̯t].
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 9617, this pair ranks #1,979,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erklärt vs erspart
Shared letters: ert. Private to "erklärt": klä. Private to "erspart": aps.
"erklärt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "erspart" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erspart ← erpsart · errspart · ersaprt · ersparrt · erspartt · erspatr · ersppart · ersprat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erklärt" for "erspart" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erklärt" or "erspart"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erklärt" and "erspart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erklärt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erspart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erklärt" and "erspart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erspart vs Erspartes". 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 #1,979,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.