Which to use
“erlebten” and “erregten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,556
- “erlebten” frequency rank
- #47,362
- “erregten” frequency rank
- 61918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erlebten | erregten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erlebt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erlebten and erregten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erlebten and erregten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erlebten with erregten
A purely visual mix-up. erlebten ([ɛɐ̯ˈleːptn̩]) and erregten ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktn̩]) 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 61918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erlebten is recorded at frequency rank #14,556, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈleːptn̩]. erregten is at rank #47,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktn̩].
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 61918, this pair ranks #731,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erlebten vs erregten
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "erlebten": bl. Private to "erregten": g.
"erlebten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erregten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erlebten" and "erregten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erlebten" or "erregten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erlebten" and "erregten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erlebten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erregten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #731,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erlebten" and "erregten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfreuten 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 #731,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.