Which to use
“ersticken” and “erstickt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,348
- “ersticken” frequency rank
- #15,349
- “erstickt” frequency rank
- 30697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ersticken | erstickt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch fehlende Sauerstoffzufuhr sterben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ersticken |
Where the eye mixes ersticken and erstickt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ersticken runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against erstickt's 8 (VCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ersticken vs erstickt
A purely visual mix-up. ersticken ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪkn̩]) and erstickt ([ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪkt]) 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 30697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ersticken is recorded at frequency rank #15,348, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪkn̩]. erstickt is at rank #15,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪkt].
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 30697, this pair ranks #1,742,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ersticken vs erstickt
Shared letters: ceikrst. Private to "ersticken": n. Private to "erstickt": -.
"ersticken" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "erstickt" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ersticken" and "erstickt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ersticken" vs "erstickt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ersticken" and "erstickt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ersticken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erstickt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ersticken" and "erstickt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erstarken vs ersticken". 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 #1,742,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.