Which to use
“ermittelt” is a verb and “ermittelten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,114
- “ermittelt” frequency rank
- #18,876
- “ermittelten” frequency rank
- 21990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ermittelt | ermittelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ermitteln | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ermittelt |
Where the eye mixes ermittelt and ermittelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ermittelt runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCC) against ermittelten's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ermittelt with ermittelten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ermittelt is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩t] while ermittelten is [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ermittelt” sits inside “ermittelten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ermittelt is recorded at frequency rank #3,114, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩t]. ermittelten is at rank #18,876, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tn̩].
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 21990, this pair ranks #1,879,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ermittelt vs ermittelten
Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "ermittelt": -. Private to "ermittelten": n.
"ermittelt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCC · "ermittelten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ermittelt ← emrittelt · erimttelt · ermitelt · ermitetlt · ermittellt · ermitteltt · ermittetl · ermittlet
- ermittelten ← emrittelten · erimttelten · ermitelten · ermitetlten · ermitteletn · ermittellten · ermitteltenn · ermitteltne
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ermittelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ermittelten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,701 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ermittelt" and "ermittelten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Emittenten vs ermittelten". 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 #1,879,701 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.