Which to use
“erläutert” is a verb and “erläuterten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,360
- “erläutert” frequency rank
- #45,906
- “erläuterten” frequency rank
- 51266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erläutert | erläuterten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erläutern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erläutert |
Where the eye mixes erläutert and erläuterten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erläutert is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐt] while erläuterten is [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erläutert” sits inside “erläuterten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erläutert is recorded at frequency rank #5,360, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐt]. erläuterten is at rank #45,906, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐtn̩].
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 51266, this pair ranks #1,142,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erläutert vs erläuterten
Shared letters: elrtuä. Private to "erläutert": -. Private to "erläuterten": n.
"erläutert" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCC · "erläuterten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC