errechnetvserrechneteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: errechnet is a verb, errechnete is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“errechnet” is a verb and “errechnete” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,984
“errechnet” frequency rank
#48,858
“errechnete” frequency rank
65842
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature errechnet errechnete
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs errechnen Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs errechnet

Where the eye mixes errechnet and errechnete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. errechnet runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVC) against errechnete's 10 (VCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
errechnet
10 ch
errechnete

Look-alike desk: errechnet vs errechnete

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: errechnet is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət] while errechnete is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “errechnet” sits inside “errechnete”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

errechnet is recorded at frequency rank #16,984, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnət]. errechnete is at rank #48,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnətə].

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 65842, this pair ranks #593,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of errechnet vs errechnete

Shared letters: cehnrt. Private to "errechnet": -. Private to "errechnete": -.

"errechnet" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC  ·  "errechnete" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • errechneterechnet · ererchnet · errcehnet · errecchnet · errechent · errechhnet · errechnett · errechnnet
  • errechneteerechnete · ererchnete · errcehnete · errecchnete · errechente · errechhnete · errechneet · errechnette

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "errechnet" and "errechnete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "errechnet" is a verb and "errechnete" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "errechnet" vs "errechnete" - which ranks higher?
"errechnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,984 in our German list, against #48,858 for "errechnete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "errechnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "errechnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #593,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "errechnet" and "errechnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errechnen vs errechnete". 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 #593,141 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