Which to use
“erwartet” and “erwarteten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #967
- “erwartet” frequency rank
- #11,048
- “erwarteten” frequency rank
- 12015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwartet | erwarteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Erscheinen einer Person, das Eintreten eines Ereignisses gewünscht, ersehnt, gefordert oder vermutet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwartet |
Where the eye mixes erwartet and erwarteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erwartet runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against erwarteten's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erwartet with erwarteten
A purely visual mix-up. erwartet ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtət]) and erwarteten ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erwartet” sits inside “erwarteten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwartet is recorded at frequency rank #967, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtət]. erwarteten is at rank #11,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtətn̩].
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 12015, this pair ranks #1,966,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwartet vs erwarteten
Shared letters: aertw. Private to "erwartet": -. Private to "erwarteten": n.
"erwartet" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erwarteten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erwartet ← erawrtet · errwartet · erwarett · erwarrtet · erwartett · erwartte · erwarttet · erwatret
- erwarteten ← erawrteten · errwarteten · erwaretten · erwarrteten · erwarteetn · erwartetenn · erwartetne · erwartetten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwartet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwarteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwartet" and "erwarteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erhärtet vs erwartet". 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 #1,966,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.