Which to use
“erwägt” and “erweckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,960
- “erwägt” frequency rank
- #12,489
- “erweckt” frequency rank
- 34449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwägt | erweckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwägen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwecken |
Same sound, different letters: erwägt vs erweckt
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. erwägt runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against erweckt's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - erwägt / erweckt
This is the hard kind. erwägt and erweckt are pronounced identically ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːkt]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwägt is recorded at frequency rank #21,960, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːkt]. 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 34449, this pair ranks #1,663,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwägt vs erweckt
Shared letters: ertw. Private to "erwägt": gä. Private to "erweckt": ck.
"erwägt" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "erweckt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erweckt ← erewckt · errweckt · erwcekt · erwecckt · erweckkt · erwecktt · erwectk · erwekct
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erwägt" for "erweckt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erwägt" vs "erweckt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "erwägt" / "erweckt". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwägt" 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 #1,663,109 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwägt" and "erweckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwägt vs erwürgt". 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 #1,663,109 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.