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“ernten” and “erntet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,066
- “ernten” frequency rank
- #25,992
- “erntet” frequency rank
- 38058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ernten | erntet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nutzpflanzen von den Feldern einholen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ernten |
Where the eye mixes ernten and erntet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ernten and erntet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ernten vs erntet
A purely visual mix-up. ernten ([ˈɛʁntn̩]) and erntet ([ˈɛʁntət]) 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 “ernten” becomes t in “erntet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ernten is recorded at frequency rank #12,066, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁntn̩]. erntet is at rank #25,992, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɛʁntət].
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 38058, this pair ranks #1,573,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ernten vs erntet
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "ernten": -. Private to "erntet": -.
"ernten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "erntet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ernten" and "erntet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ernten" or "erntet" show up more?
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 "ernten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erntet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,573,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ernten" and "erntet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erntet vs erntete". 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 #1,573,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.