Which to use
“erregt” and “erregte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,423
- “erregt” frequency rank
- #17,283
- “erregte” frequency rank
- 28706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erregt | erregte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erregt and erregte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erregt runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against erregte's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erregt vs erregte
A purely visual mix-up. erregt ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːkt]) and erregte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]) 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) - “erregt” sits inside “erregte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erregt is recorded at frequency rank #11,423, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːkt]. erregte is at rank #17,283, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə].
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 28706, this pair ranks #1,780,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erregt vs erregte
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "erregt": -. Private to "erregte": -.
"erregt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erregte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erregt" for "erregte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erregt" or "erregte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erregt" and "erregte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erregt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erregte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erregt" and "erregte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erregte 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 #1,780,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.