erneutevserneutesWhat's the difference?

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“erneute” and “erneutes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,048
“erneute” frequency rank
#36,916
“erneutes” frequency rank
44964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erneute erneutes
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut

Where the eye mixes erneute and erneutes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erneute runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against erneutes's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
erneute
8 ch
erneutes

Look-alike desk: erneute vs erneutes

A purely visual mix-up. erneute ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tə]) and erneutes ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯təs]) 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 “erneutes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44964, 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]. erneutes is at rank #36,916, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯təs].

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 44964, this pair ranks #1,368,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erneute vs erneutes

Shared letters: enrtu. Private to "erneute": -. Private to "erneutes": s.

"erneute" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV  ·  "erneutes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erneuteenreute · erenute · ernetue · erneuet · erneutte · ernneute · ernuete · errneute
  • erneutesenreutes · erenutes · ernetues · erneuets · erneutess · erneutse · erneuttes · ernneutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "erneute" and "erneutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tə] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯təs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "erneute" vs "erneutes" - which ranks higher?
"erneute" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,048 in our German list, against #36,916 for "erneutes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erneute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erneutes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,368,868 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erneute" and "erneutes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbeuten vs erneutes". 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 #1,368,868 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list