Which to use
“ersehnten” and “erwähnten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,087
- “ersehnten” frequency rank
- #8,203
- “erwähnten” frequency rank
- 46290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ersehnten | erwähnten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ersehnt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwähnt |
Where the eye mixes ersehnten and erwähnten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ersehnten and erwähnten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ersehnten vs erwähnten
A purely visual mix-up. ersehnten ([ɛɐ̯ˈzeːntn̩]) and erwähnten ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntn̩]) 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 46290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ersehnten is recorded at frequency rank #38,087, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈzeːntn̩]. erwähnten is at rank #8,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntn̩].
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 46290, this pair ranks #1,324,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ersehnten vs erwähnten
Shared letters: ehnrt. Private to "ersehnten": s. Private to "erwähnten": wä.
"ersehnten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "erwähnten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ersehnten ← ereshnten · errsehnten · ersehhnten · ersehnetn · ersehnnten · ersehntenn · ersehntne · ersehntten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ersehnten" and "erwähnten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ersehnten" or "erwähnten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ersehnten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwähnten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,324,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ersehnten" and "erwähnten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ersehnten vs ersetzten". 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 #1,324,209 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.