Which to use
“errichtet” is a verb and “errichteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,957
- “errichtet” frequency rank
- #15,078
- “errichteten” frequency rank
- 19035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | errichtet | errichteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs errichten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs errichtet |
Where the eye mixes errichtet and errichteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. errichtet 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.
Why the eye confuses errichtet with errichteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: errichtet is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət] while errichteten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “errichtet” sits inside “errichteten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
errichtet is recorded at frequency rank #3,957, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪçtət]. 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 19035, this pair ranks #1,912,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of errichtet vs errichteten
Shared letters: cehirt. Private to "errichtet": -. Private to "errichteten": n.
"errichtet" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "errichteten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- errichtet ← erichtet · erirchtet · errcihtet · erricchtet · errichett · errichhtet · errichtett · errichtte
- errichteten ← erichteten · erirchteten · errcihteten · erricchteten · errichetten · errichhteten · errichteetn · errichtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "errichtet" for "errichteten" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "errichtet" 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 #1,912,464 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "errichtet" and "errichteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrichtet vs errichtet". 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 #1,912,464 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.