Which to use
“ersehnte” and “erwähnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,540
- “ersehnte” frequency rank
- #6,788
- “erwähnte” frequency rank
- 37328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ersehnte | erwähnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ersehnt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwähnt |
Where the eye mixes ersehnte and erwähnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ersehnte vs erwähnte
A purely visual mix-up. ersehnte ([ɛɐ̯ˈzeːntə]) and erwähnte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ersehnte is recorded at frequency rank #30,540, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈzeːntə]. erwähnte is at rank #6,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntə].
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 37328, this pair ranks #1,593,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ersehnte vs erwähnte
Shared letters: ehnrt. Private to "ersehnte": s. Private to "erwähnte": wä.
"ersehnte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erwähnte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ersehnte ← ereshnte · errsehnte · ersehhnte · ersehnet · ersehnnte · ersehntte · ersehtne · ersenhte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ersehnte" and "erwähnte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ersehnte" vs "erwähnte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ersehnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwähnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,593,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ersehnte" and "erwähnte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ersehnte vs ersehnten". 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 #1,593,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.