Which to use
“erprobt” and “erprobte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,530
- “erprobt” frequency rank
- #40,513
- “erprobte” frequency rank
- 59043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erprobt | erprobte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geprüft und bewährt; als zuverlässig ausgewiesen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erprobt |
Where the eye mixes erprobt and erprobte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between erprobt and erprobte
A purely visual mix-up. erprobt ([ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]) and erprobte ([ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːptə]) 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) - “erprobt” sits inside “erprobte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erprobt is recorded at frequency rank #18,530, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːpt]. erprobte is at rank #40,513, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈpʁoːptə].
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 59043, this pair ranks #839,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erprobt vs erprobte
Shared letters: beoprt. Private to "erprobt": -. Private to "erprobte": -.
"erprobt" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "erprobte" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erprobt" for "erprobte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erprobt" and "erprobte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erprobt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erprobte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #839,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erprobt" and "erprobte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erproben vs erprobte". 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 #839,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.