Which to use
“erregen” is a verb and “erregten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,875
- “erregen” frequency rank
- #47,362
- “erregten” frequency rank
- 65237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erregen | erregten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder sich in Unruhe oder Ärger versetzen; jemanden aktivieren; jemanden (sexuell) stimulieren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erregen and erregten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erregen runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against erregten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erregen vs erregten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erregen is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩] while erregten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktn̩]. 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 65237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erregen is recorded at frequency rank #17,875, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːɡn̩]. erregten is at rank #47,362, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktn̩].
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 65237, this pair ranks #613,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erregen vs erregten
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "erregen": -. Private to "erregten": t.
"erregen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "erregten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erregen" and "erregten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erregen" vs "erregten" - which ranks higher?
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 "erregen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erregten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #613,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erregen" and "erregten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfreuten vs erregten". 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 #613,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.