Which to use
“erregte” and “erzeugte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,283
- “erregte” frequency rank
- #16,986
- “erzeugte” frequency rank
- 34269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erregte | erzeugte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erregt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erzeugt |
Where the eye mixes erregte and erzeugte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: erregte vs erzeugte
A purely visual mix-up. erregte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁeːktə]) and erzeugte ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ktə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34269, 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]. erzeugte is at rank #16,986, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ktə].
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 34269, this pair ranks #1,667,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erregte vs erzeugte
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "erregte": -. Private to "erzeugte": uz.
"erregte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erzeugte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erregte" and "erzeugte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erregte" or "erzeugte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erregte" and "erzeugte" 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 "erzeugte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erregte" and "erzeugte" 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 #1,667,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.