Which to use
“erneute” and “erneuter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,048
- “erneute” frequency rank
- #20,575
- “erneuter” frequency rank
- 28623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erneute | erneuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut |
Where the eye mixes erneute and erneuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erneute runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against erneuter's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erneute vs erneuter
A purely visual mix-up. erneute ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “erneute” sits inside “erneuter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erneute is recorded at frequency rank #8,048, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tə]. 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 28623, this pair ranks #1,781,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erneute vs erneuter
Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "erneute": -. Private to "erneuter": -.
"erneute" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "erneuter" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "erneute" 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 #1,781,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erneute" 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 #1,781,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.