Which to use
“erregte” and “erregten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,283
- “erregte” frequency rank
- #47,362
- “erregten” frequency rank
- 64645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erregte | erregten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt |
Where the eye mixes erregte and erregten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erregte runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) 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 erregte with erregten
A purely visual mix-up. erregte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “erregte” sits inside “erregten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erregte is recorded at frequency rank #17,283, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]. 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 64645, this pair ranks #634,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erregte vs erregten
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "erregte": -. Private to "erregten": n.
"erregte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erregten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erregte" for "erregten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erregte" vs "erregten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erregte" and "erregten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erregte" 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 #634,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erregte" 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 #634,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.