Which to use
“erlangte” and “erlangten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,280
- “erlangte” frequency rank
- #28,638
- “erlangten” frequency rank
- 45918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlangte | erlangten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt |
Where the eye mixes erlangte and erlangten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erlangte runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against erlangten's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erlangte vs erlangten
A purely visual mix-up. erlangte ([ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) and erlangten ([ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “erlangte” sits inside “erlangten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erlangte is recorded at frequency rank #17,280, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]. erlangten is at rank #28,638, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtn̩].
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 45918, this pair ranks #1,336,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erlangte vs erlangten
Shared letters: aeglnrt. Private to "erlangte": -. Private to "erlangten": -.
"erlangte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erlangten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erlangte" and "erlangten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erlangte" or "erlangten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erlangte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erlangten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,336,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlangte" and "erlangten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhängen vs erlangten". 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 #1,336,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.