Which to use
“erwachte” and “erwähnte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,642
- “erwachte” frequency rank
- #6,788
- “erwähnte” frequency rank
- 35430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwachte | erwähnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwacht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwähnt |
Where the eye mixes erwachte and erwähnte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erwachte and erwähnte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erwachte vs erwähnte
A purely visual mix-up. erwachte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaxtə]) and erwähnte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwachte is recorded at frequency rank #28,642, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaxtə]. erwähnte is at rank #6,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːntə].
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 35430, this pair ranks #1,640,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwachte vs erwähnte
Shared letters: ehrtw. Private to "erwachte": ac. Private to "erwähnte": nä.
"erwachte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV · "erwähnte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erwachte ← erawchte · errwachte · erwacchte · erwachet · erwachhte · erwachtte · erwacthe · erwahcte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erwachte" for "erwähnte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erwachte" vs "erwähnte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwähnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,640,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwachte" and "erwähnte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erachte vs erwachte". 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 #1,640,186 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.