Which to use
“erstellt” is a verb and “erstellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,542
- “erstellt” frequency rank
- #22,327
- “erstellten” frequency rank
- 24869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erstellt | erstellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erstellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erstellt |
Where the eye mixes erstellt and erstellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erstellt runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCC) against erstellten's 10 (VCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erstellt vs erstellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erstellt is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlt] while erstellten is [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erstellt” sits inside “erstellten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erstellt is recorded at frequency rank #2,542, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlt]. 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 24869, this pair ranks #1,841,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erstellt vs erstellten
Shared letters: elrst. Private to "erstellt": -. Private to "erstellten": n.
"erstellt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC · "erstellten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erstellt ← errstellt · ersetllt · ersstellt · erstelltt · erstelt · ersteltl · erstlelt · ersttellt
- erstellten ← errstellten · ersetllten · ersstellten · erstelletn · erstelltenn · erstelltne · erstelltten · erstelten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erstellt" and "erstellten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "erstellt" or "erstellten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erstellt" and "erstellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erstellt" 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 #1,841,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erstellt" 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 #1,841,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.