Which to use
“erlangte” and “ernannte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,280
- “erlangte” frequency rank
- #18,226
- “ernannte” frequency rank
- 35506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlangte | ernannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlangt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ernannt |
Where the eye mixes erlangte and ernannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses erlangte with ernannte
A purely visual mix-up. erlangte ([ɛɐ̯ˈlaŋtə]) and ernannte ([ɛɐ̯ˈnantə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35506, 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]. ernannte is at rank #18,226, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnantə].
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 35506, this pair ranks #1,638,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erlangte vs ernannte
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "erlangte": gl. Private to "ernannte": -.
"erlangte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "ernannte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erlangte" for "ernannte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erlangte" or "ernannte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erlangte" and "ernannte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erlangte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ernannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,638,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlangte" and "ernannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Erlanger vs erlangte". 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 #1,638,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.