Which to use
“ermahnt” and “erzählt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,538
- “ermahnt” frequency rank
- #926
- “erzählt” frequency rank
- 31464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ermahnt | erzählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ermahnen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erzählen |
Where the eye mixes ermahnt and erzählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ermahnt and erzählt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ermahnt with erzählt
A purely visual mix-up. ermahnt ([ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnt]) and erzählt ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ermahnt is recorded at frequency rank #30,538, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnt]. erzählt is at rank #926, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɛːlt].
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 31464, this pair ranks #1,727,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ermahnt vs erzählt
Shared letters: ehrt. Private to "ermahnt": amn. Private to "erzählt": lzä.
"ermahnt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erzählt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ermahnt ← emrahnt · eramhnt · ermahhnt · ermahnnt · ermahntt · ermahtn · ermanht · ermhant
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ermahnt" for "erzählt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ermahnt" or "erzählt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ermahnt" and "erzählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ermahnt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erzählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,727,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ermahnt" and "erzählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ermahnt vs erwähnst". 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 #1,727,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.