erregtvserregteConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
erregt
7 ch
erregte

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

  • erregt ← eregt · erergt · erreggt · erregtt · erretg · errget · reregt
  • erregte ← eregte · erergte · erreget · erreggte · erregtte · erretge · errgete · reregte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "erregt" for "erregte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːkt] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "erregt" or "erregte"?
"erregt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,423 in our German list, against #17,283 for "erregte". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list