Which to use
“erstellen” is a verb and “erstellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,268
- “erstellen” frequency rank
- #22,327
- “erstellten” frequency rank
- 26595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erstellen | erstellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas erbauen, errichten, herstellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erstellt |
Where the eye mixes erstellen and erstellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. erstellen runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against erstellten's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erstellen vs erstellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erstellen is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən] while erstellten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erstellen is recorded at frequency rank #4,268, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]. erstellten is at rank #22,327, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛltn̩].
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 26595, this pair ranks #1,815,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erstellen vs erstellten
Shared letters: elnrst. Private to "erstellen": -. Private to "erstellten": -.
"erstellen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "erstellten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erstellen ← errstellen · ersetllen · ersstellen · ersteleln · erstelen · erstellenn · erstellne · erstlelen
- erstellten ← errstellten · ersetllten · ersstellten · erstelletn · erstelltenn · erstelltne · erstelltten · erstelten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erstellen" and "erstellten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erstellen" vs "erstellten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erstellen" and "erstellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erstellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erstellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,635 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erstellen" and "erstellten" 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 #1,815,635 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.