Which to use
“erwächst” is a verb and “erwählt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,790
- “erwächst” frequency rank
- #26,395
- “erwählt” frequency rank
- 68185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwächst | erwählt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwachsen | für eine bestimmte Aufgabe ausgesucht, bevorzugt |
Where the eye mixes erwächst and erwählt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erwächst runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCC) against erwählt's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erwächst vs erwählt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erwächst is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛkst] while erwählt is [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwächst is recorded at frequency rank #41,790, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛkst]. erwählt is at rank #26,395, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːlt].
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 68185, this pair ranks #515,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erwächst vs erwählt
Shared letters: ehrtwä. Private to "erwächst": cs. Private to "erwählt": l.
"erwächst" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCC · "erwählt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erwächst" for "erwählt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erwächst" vs "erwählt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erwächst" and "erwählt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwächst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwählt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwächst" and "erwählt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwächst vs erwähnst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #515,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.