Which to use
“eroberte” and “eroberten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,897
- “eroberte” frequency rank
- #21,957
- “eroberten” frequency rank
- 41854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eroberte | eroberten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erobert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erobert |
Where the eye mixes eroberte and eroberten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between eroberte and eroberten
A purely visual mix-up. eroberte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐtə]) and eroberten ([ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐtn̩]) 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) - “eroberte” sits inside “eroberten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eroberte is recorded at frequency rank #19,897, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐtə]. eroberten is at rank #21,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐtn̩].
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 41854, this pair ranks #1,467,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eroberte vs eroberten
Shared letters: beort. Private to "eroberte": -. Private to "eroberten": n.
"eroberte" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "eroberten" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eroberte" and "eroberten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "eroberte" or "eroberten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eroberte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eroberten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,467,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eroberte" and "eroberten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erbeuten vs eroberten". 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 #1,467,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.