Which to use
“erwähne” and “erwarte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,539
- “erwähne” frequency rank
- #4,981
- “erwarte” frequency rank
- 30520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwähne | erwarte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwähnen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erwarten |
Where the eye mixes erwähne and erwarte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: erwähne vs erwarte
A purely visual mix-up. erwähne ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnə]) and erwarte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtə]) 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 30520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwähne is recorded at frequency rank #25,539, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːnə]. erwarte is at rank #4,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtə].
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 30520, this pair ranks #1,746,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwähne vs erwarte
Shared letters: erw. Private to "erwähne": hnä. Private to "erwarte": at.
"erwähne" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "erwarte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erwarte ← erawrte · errwarte · erwaret · erwarrte · erwatre · erwrate · erwwarte · ewrarte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erwähne" and "erwarte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erwähne" or "erwarte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erwähne" and "erwarte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwähne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwarte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwähne" and "erwarte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwähne vs erwähnst". 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 #1,746,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.