Which to use
“ersuchen” and “ersucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,179
- “ersuchen” frequency rank
- #38,089
- “ersucht” frequency rank
- 66268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ersuchen | ersucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | höflich um etwas bitten | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ersuchen |
Where the eye mixes ersuchen and ersucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ersuchen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against ersucht's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ersuchen and ersucht
A purely visual mix-up. ersuchen ([ɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]) and ersucht ([ɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt]) 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 66268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ersuchen is recorded at frequency rank #28,179, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]. ersucht is at rank #38,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈzuːxt].
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 66268, this pair ranks #578,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ersuchen vs ersucht
Shared letters: cehrsu. Private to "ersuchen": n. Private to "ersucht": t.
"ersuchen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "ersucht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ersuchen" for "ersucht" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ersuchen" or "ersucht"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ersuchen" and "ersucht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ersuchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ersucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #578,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ersuchen" and "ersucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erdacht vs ersucht". 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 #578,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.