Which to use
“erreichte” and “erreichten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,520
- “erreichte” frequency rank
- #5,940
- “erreichten” frequency rank
- 9460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichte | erreichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erreicht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erreicht |
Where the eye mixes erreichte and erreichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erreichte runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCCV) against erreichten's 10 (VCCVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erreichte with erreichten
A purely visual mix-up. erreichte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtə]) and erreichten ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩]) 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) - “erreichte” sits inside “erreichten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichte is recorded at frequency rank #3,520, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtə]. erreichten is at rank #5,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩].
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 9460, this pair ranks #1,979,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreichte vs erreichten
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "erreichte": -. Private to "erreichten": n.
"erreichte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCCV · "erreichten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erreichte ← ereichte · ererichte · errecihte · erreicchte · erreichet · erreichhte · erreichtte · erreicthe
- erreichten ← ereichten · ererichten · errecihten · erreicchten · erreichetn · erreichhten · erreichtenn · erreichtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erreichte" and "erreichten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erreichte" or "erreichten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erreichte" and "erreichten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,850 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichte" and "erreichten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erleuchten vs erreichten". 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 #1,979,850 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.