Which to use
“erreichten” is an adjective and “errichten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,940
- “erreichten” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “errichten” frequency rank
- 12233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichten | errichten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erreicht | etwas aufbauen, bauen |
Where the eye mixes erreichten and errichten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erreichten runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCCVC) against errichten's 9 (VCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erreichten vs errichten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erreichten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩] while errichten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichten is recorded at frequency rank #5,940, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çtn̩]. errichten is at rank #6,293, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩].
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 12233, this pair ranks #1,965,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erreichten vs errichten
Shared letters: cehinrt. Private to "erreichten": -. Private to "errichten": -.
"erreichten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVC · "errichten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erreichten ← ereichten · ererichten · errecihten · erreicchten · erreichetn · erreichhten · erreichtenn · erreichtne
- errichten ← erichten · erirchten · errcihten · erricchten · errichetn · errichhten · errichtenn · errichtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erreichten" and "errichten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erreichten" or "errichten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erreichten" and "errichten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errichten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichten" and "errichten" 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 #1,965,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.