Which to use
“erlebte” and “erregte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,040
- “erlebte” frequency rank
- #17,283
- “erregte” frequency rank
- 24323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlebte | erregte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erlebt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erlebte and erregte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erlebte and erregte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erlebte vs erregte
A purely visual mix-up. erlebte ([ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]) and erregte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]) 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 24323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erlebte is recorded at frequency rank #7,040, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈleːptə]. erregte is at rank #17,283, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə].
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 24323, this pair ranks #1,849,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erlebte vs erregte
Shared letters: ert. Private to "erlebte": bl. Private to "erregte": g.
"erlebte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erregte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erlebte" and "erregte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erlebte" vs "erregte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erlebte" and "erregte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erlebte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erregte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlebte" and "erregte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erregte vs erregten". 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 #1,849,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.