Which to use
“erstellte” and “erteilte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,411
- “erstellte” frequency rank
- #13,815
- “erteilte” frequency rank
- 30226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erstellte | erteilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erstellt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erteilt |
Where the eye mixes erstellte and erteilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erstellte runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCCV) against erteilte's 8 (VCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erstellte with erteilte
A purely visual mix-up. erstellte ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛltə]) and erteilte ([ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erstellte is recorded at frequency rank #16,411, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛltə]. erteilte is at rank #13,815, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə].
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 30226, this pair ranks #1,751,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erstellte vs erteilte
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "erstellte": s. Private to "erteilte": i.
"erstellte" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCCV · "erteilte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erstellte" and "erteilte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erstellte" or "erteilte"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erstellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erteilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,984 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erstellte" and "erteilte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "einstellte vs erstellte". 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 #1,751,984 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.