Which to use
“erneut” and “erneuter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #989
- “erneut” frequency rank
- #20,575
- “erneuter” frequency rank
- 21564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erneut | erneuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zum wiederholten Mal in Erscheinung tretend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut |
Where the eye mixes erneut and erneuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses erneut with erneuter
A purely visual mix-up. erneut ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯t]) and erneuter ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “erneut” sits inside “erneuter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erneut is recorded at frequency rank #989, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯t]. erneuter is at rank #20,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tɐ].
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 21564, this pair ranks #1,884,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erneut vs erneuter
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "erneut": -. Private to "erneuter": -.
"erneut" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "erneuter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erneut" for "erneuter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erneut" vs "erneuter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erneut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erneuter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,884,781 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erneut" and "erneuter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbeuten vs erneuter". 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 #1,884,781 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.