Which to use
“erklärten” and “erklärtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,269
- “erklärten” frequency rank
- #48,115
- “erklärtes” frequency rank
- 58384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erklärten | erklärtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erklärt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erklärt |
Where the eye mixes erklärten and erklärtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erklärten and erklärtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erklärten vs erklärtes
A purely visual mix-up. erklärten ([ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯tn̩]) and erklärtes ([ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯təs]) 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 - n in “erklärten” becomes s in “erklärtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erklärten is recorded at frequency rank #10,269, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯tn̩]. erklärtes is at rank #48,115, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯təs].
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 58384, this pair ranks #864,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erklärten vs erklärtes
Shared letters: eklrtä. Private to "erklärten": n. Private to "erklärtes": s.
"erklärten" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "erklärtes" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erklärten" and "erklärtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erklärten" vs "erklärtes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erklärten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erklärtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #864,848 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erklärten" and "erklärtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erklärtes vs Erspartes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #864,848 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.