Which to use
“ermittelte” and “ermittelten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,558
- “ermittelte” frequency rank
- #18,876
- “ermittelten” frequency rank
- 38434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ermittelte | ermittelten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ermittelt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ermittelt |
Where the eye mixes ermittelte and ermittelten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ermittelte runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against ermittelten's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ermittelte and ermittelten
A purely visual mix-up. ermittelte ([ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə]) and ermittelten ([ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ermittelte” sits inside “ermittelten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ermittelte is recorded at frequency rank #19,558, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈmɪtl̩tə]. 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 38434, this pair ranks #1,564,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ermittelte vs ermittelten
Shared letters: eilmrt. Private to "ermittelte": -. Private to "ermittelten": n.
"ermittelte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "ermittelten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ermittelte ← emrittelte · erimttelte · ermitelte · ermitetlte · ermittelet · ermittellte · ermitteltte · ermittetle
- ermittelten ← emrittelten · erimttelten · ermitelten · ermitetlten · ermitteletn · ermittellten · ermitteltenn · ermitteltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ermittelte" and "ermittelten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ermittelte" or "ermittelten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ermittelte" 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 #1,564,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ermittelte" 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 #1,564,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.