Which to use
“erwacht” and “erweckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,070
- “erwacht” frequency rank
- #12,489
- “erweckt” frequency rank
- 24559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwacht | erweckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwachen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwecken |
Where the eye mixes erwacht and erweckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erwacht and erweckt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erwacht and erweckt
A purely visual mix-up. erwacht ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]) and erweckt ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛkt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwacht is recorded at frequency rank #12,070, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxt]. erweckt is at rank #12,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛkt].
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 24559, this pair ranks #1,845,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwacht vs erweckt
Shared letters: certw. Private to "erwacht": ah. Private to "erweckt": k.
"erwacht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC · "erweckt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erwacht" for "erweckt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erwacht" or "erweckt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erwacht" and "erweckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erweckt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwacht" and "erweckt" 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 #1,845,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.