Which to use
“errichten” is a verb and “errichteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,293
- “errichten” frequency rank
- #15,078
- “errichteten” frequency rank
- 21371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errichten | errichteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas aufbauen, bauen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs errichtet |
Where the eye mixes errichten and errichteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. errichten runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVC) against errichteten's 11 (VCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: errichten vs errichteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: errichten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩] while errichteten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errichten is recorded at frequency rank #6,293, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtn̩]. errichteten is at rank #15,078, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtətn̩].
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 21371, this pair ranks #1,887,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of errichten vs errichteten
Shared letters: cehinrt. Private to "errichten": -. Private to "errichteten": -.
"errichten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "errichteten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- errichten ← erichten · erirchten · errcihten · erricchten · errichetn · errichhten · errichtenn · errichtne
- errichteten ← erichteten · erirchteten · errcihteten · erricchteten · errichetten · errichhteten · errichteetn · errichtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "errichten" and "errichteten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "errichten" or "errichteten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "errichten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "errichteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errichten" and "errichteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "errechnen vs errichten". 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 #1,887,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.