errechnetevserrichteteTell them apart

Which to use

“errechnete” and “errichtete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,858
“errechnete” frequency rank
#14,557
“errichtete” frequency rank
63415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature errechnete errichtete
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs errechnet Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs errichtet

Where the eye mixes errechnete and errichtete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. errechnete and errichtete follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
errechnete
10 ch
errichtete

Why the eye confuses errechnete with errichtete

A purely visual mix-up. errechnete ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnətə]) and errichtete ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtətə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

errechnete is recorded at frequency rank #48,858, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnətə]. errichtete is at rank #14,557, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtətə].

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 63415, this pair ranks #677,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of errechnete vs errichtete

Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "errechnete": n. Private to "errichtete": i.

"errechnete" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV  ·  "errichtete" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • errechneteerechnete · ererchnete · errcehnete · errecchnete · errechente · errechhnete · errechneet · errechnette
  • errichteteerichtete · erirchtete · errcihtete · erricchtete · errichette · errichhtete · errichteet · errichtette

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "errechnete" for "errichtete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁɛçnətə] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "errechnete" or "errichtete"?
"errichtete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,557 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "errechnete" and "errichtete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "errechnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "errichtete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #677,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "errechnete" and "errichtete" 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 #677,615 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