Which to use
“erreichst” is a verb and “erreichte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,855
- “erreichst” frequency rank
- #3,520
- “erreichte” frequency rank
- 30375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichst | erreichte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erreichen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erreicht |
Where the eye mixes erreichst and erreichte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erreichst (VCCVVCCCC) and erreichte (VCCVVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: erreichst vs erreichte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erreichst is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çst] while erreichte is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichst is recorded at frequency rank #26,855, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çst]. erreichte is at rank #3,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtə].
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 30375, this pair ranks #1,749,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreichst vs erreichte
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "erreichst": s. Private to "erreichte": -.
"erreichst" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCCC · "erreichte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erreichst" and "erreichte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "erreichst" or "erreichte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "erreichst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichst" and "erreichte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erreiche vs erreichst". 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 #1,749,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.