Which to use
“erregt” is an adjective and “erwägt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,423
- “erregt” frequency rank
- #21,960
- “erwägt” frequency rank
- 33383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erregt | erwägt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen |
Where the eye mixes erregt and erwägt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erregt and erwägt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erregt with erwägt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erregt is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːkt] while erwägt is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33383, 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]. erwägt is at rank #21,960, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːkt].
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 33383, this pair ranks #1,687,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erregt vs erwägt
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "erregt": -. Private to "erwägt": wä.
"erregt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erwägt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erregt ← eregt · erergt · erreggt · erregtt · erretg · errget · reregt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erregt" and "erwägt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erregt" or "erwägt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erregt" and "erwägt" 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 "erwägt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,687,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erregt" and "erwägt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwägt vs erwürgt". 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 #1,687,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.