Which to use
“erobern” is a verb and “eroberte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,357
- “erobern” frequency rank
- #19,897
- “eroberte” frequency rank
- 28254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erobern | eroberte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein fremdes Land in einem Krieg dem Feind wegnehmen und unter die eigene Herrschaft bringen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erobert |
Where the eye mixes erobern and eroberte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erobern runs 7 letters (VCVCVCC) against eroberte's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erobern with eroberte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erobern is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn] while eroberte is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erobern is recorded at frequency rank #8,357, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn]. eroberte is at rank #19,897, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐtə].
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 28254, this pair ranks #1,787,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erobern vs eroberte
Shared letters: beor. Private to "erobern": n. Private to "eroberte": t.
"erobern" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCC · "eroberte" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erobern" for "eroberte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erobern" or "eroberte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erobern" and "eroberte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erobern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eroberte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erobern" and "eroberte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Eroberer vs eroberte". 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 #1,787,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.