Which to use
“erscheine” and “erscheint” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,080
- “erscheine” frequency rank
- #1,549
- “erscheint” frequency rank
- 35629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erscheine | erscheint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erscheinen |
Where the eye mixes erscheine and erscheint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erscheine (VCCCCVVCV) and erscheint (VCCCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses erscheine with erscheint
A purely visual mix-up. erscheine ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]) and erscheint ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt]) 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 a single letter - e in “erscheine” becomes t in “erscheint”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erscheine is recorded at frequency rank #34,080, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nə]. erscheint is at rank #1,549, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃaɪ̯nt].
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 35629, this pair ranks #1,635,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erscheine vs erscheint
Shared letters: cehinrs. Private to "erscheine": -. Private to "erscheint": t.
"erscheine" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVVCV · "erscheint" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erscheine" and "erscheint" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erscheine" vs "erscheint" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erscheine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erscheint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,635,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erscheine" and "erscheint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erscheine vs erscheinen". 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 #1,635,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.