erstellevserstelltWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“erstelle” and “erstellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,918
“erstelle” frequency rank
#2,542
“erstellt” frequency rank
39460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erstelle erstellt
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erstellen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erstellen

Where the eye mixes erstelle and erstellt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erstelle (VCCCVCCV) and erstellt (VCCCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
erstelle
8 ch
erstellt

Visual trap between erstelle and erstellt

A purely visual mix-up. erstelle ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlə]) and erstellt ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlt]) 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 “erstelle” becomes t in “erstellt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erstelle is recorded at frequency rank #36,918, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlə]. erstellt is at rank #2,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlt].

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 39460, this pair ranks #1,536,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of erstelle vs erstellt

Shared letters: elrst. Private to "erstelle": -. Private to "erstellt": -.

"erstelle" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "erstellt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erstelle ← errstelle · ersetlle · ersstelle · erstele · erstelel · erstlele · ersttelle · ertselle
  • erstellt ← errstellt · ersetllt · ersstellt · erstelltt · erstelt · ersteltl · erstlelt · ersttellt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "erstelle" and "erstellt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlə] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "erstelle" or "erstellt"?
"erstellt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,542 in our German list, against #36,918 for "erstelle". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "erstelle" and "erstellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erstelle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erstellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,536,184 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erstelle" and "erstellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erstelle vs erstellten". 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 #1,536,184 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list