Which to use
“erwachen” and “erwacht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,069
- “erwachen” frequency rank
- #12,070
- “erwacht” frequency rank
- 24139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwachen | erwacht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufhören zu schlafen; wach werden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwachen |
Where the eye mixes erwachen and erwacht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erwachen runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against erwacht's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erwachen vs erwacht
A purely visual mix-up. erwachen ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaxn̩]) and erwacht ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]) 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 24139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwachen is recorded at frequency rank #12,069, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxn̩]. erwacht is at rank #12,070, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt].
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 24139, this pair ranks #1,851,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwachen vs erwacht
Shared letters: acehrw. Private to "erwachen": n. Private to "erwacht": t.
"erwachen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erwacht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erwachen" for "erwacht" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erwachen" and "erwacht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwacht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwachen" and "erwacht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erachte vs erwacht". 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 #1,851,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.