Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erneute" and "erneutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erneute" vs "erneutes" - which ranks higher?
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.