Which to use
“ernannten” and “erwähnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,112
- “ernannten” frequency rank
- #8,203
- “erwähnten” frequency rank
- 37315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ernannten | erwähnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ernannt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwähnt |
Where the eye mixes ernannten and erwähnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ernannten and erwähnten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ernannten vs erwähnten
A purely visual mix-up. ernannten ([ɛɐ̯ˈnantn̩]) and erwähnten ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntn̩]) 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 37315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ernannten is recorded at frequency rank #29,112, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnantn̩]. erwähnten is at rank #8,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntn̩].
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 37315, this pair ranks #1,593,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ernannten vs erwähnten
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "ernannten": a. Private to "erwähnten": hwä.
"ernannten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "erwähnten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ernannten ← enrannten · erannnten · ernannetn · ernanntenn · ernanntne · ernanntten · ernanten · ernantnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ernannten" for "erwähnten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ernannten" vs "erwähnten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ernannten" and "erwähnten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ernannten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwähnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ernannten" and "erwähnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ergänzten vs ernannten". 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 #1,593,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.