Which to use
“erteilte” and “erteilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,815
- “erteilte” frequency rank
- #29,113
- “erteilten” frequency rank
- 42928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erteilte | erteilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erteilt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erteilt |
Where the eye mixes erteilte and erteilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erteilte runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against erteilten's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erteilte vs erteilten
A purely visual mix-up. erteilte ([ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) and erteilten ([ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “erteilte” sits inside “erteilten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erteilte is recorded at frequency rank #13,815, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltə]. erteilten is at rank #29,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩].
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 42928, this pair ranks #1,434,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erteilte vs erteilten
Shared letters: eilrt. Private to "erteilte": -. Private to "erteilten": n.
"erteilte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "erteilten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erteilte" and "erteilten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erteilte" vs "erteilten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erteilte" and "erteilten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erteilte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erteilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,434,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erteilte" and "erteilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erstellten vs erteilten". 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 #1,434,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.