Which to use
“erschienen” is a verb and “erschienene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,443
- “erschienen” frequency rank
- #17,284
- “erschienene” frequency rank
- 19727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erschienen | erschienene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erscheinen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erschienen |
Where the eye mixes erschienen and erschienene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erschienen runs 10 letters (VCCCCVVCVC) against erschienene's 11 (VCCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erschienen vs erschienene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erschienen is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːnən] while erschienene is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːnənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erschienen” sits inside “erschienene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erschienen is recorded at frequency rank #2,443, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːnən]. erschienene is at rank #17,284, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃiːnənə].
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 19727, this pair ranks #1,905,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erschienen vs erschienene
Shared letters: cehinrs. Private to "erschienen": -. Private to "erschienene": -.
"erschienen" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVVCVC · "erschienene" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erschienen ← ercshienen · errschienen · erscchienen · erschhienen · erschieenn · erschienenn · erschienne · erschiennen
- erschienene ← ercshienene · errschienene · erscchienene · erscheinene · erschhienene · erschieenne · erschieneen · erschiennee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erschienen" for "erschienene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erschienen" vs "erschienene" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erschienen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erschienene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erschienen" and "erschienene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erschienene vs erschienenen". 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 #1,905,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.