erneutenvserneutesConfusable pair

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

#8,199
“erneuten” frequency rank
#36,916
“erneutes” frequency rank
45115
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erneuten erneutes
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erneut Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erneut

Where the eye mixes erneuten and erneutes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erneuten and erneutes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
erneuten
8 ch
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Look-alike desk: erneuten vs erneutes

A purely visual mix-up. erneuten ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “erneuten” becomes s in “erneutes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erneuten is recorded at frequency rank #8,199, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tn̩]. 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 45115, this pair ranks #1,363,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erneuten vs erneutes

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

"erneuten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "erneutes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erneutenenreuten · erenuten · ernetuen · erneuetn · erneutenn · erneutne · erneutten · ernneuten
  • erneutesenreutes · erenutes · ernetues · erneuets · erneutess · erneutse · erneuttes · ernneutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "erneuten" and "erneutes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯tn̩] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈnɔɪ̯təs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "erneuten" or "erneutes" show up more?
"erneuten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,199 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erneuten" 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 #1,363,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erneuten" 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 #1,363,993 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