Which to use
“erregt” and “erregten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,423
- “erregt” frequency rank
- #47,362
- “erregten” frequency rank
- 58785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erregt | erregten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erregt and erregten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erregt runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against erregten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erregt with erregten
A purely visual mix-up. erregt ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːkt]) and erregten ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “erregt” sits inside “erregten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58785, 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]. 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 58785, this pair ranks #849,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erregt vs erregten
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "erregt": -. Private to "erregten": n.
"erregt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erregten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erregt" for "erregten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erregt" or "erregten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erregt" 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 #849,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erregt" 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 #849,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.