Which to use
“erwecken” and “erweckt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,591
- “erwecken” frequency rank
- #12,489
- “erweckt” frequency rank
- 26080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwecken | erweckt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden wach machen, zum Leben bringen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erwecken |
Where the eye mixes erwecken and erweckt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erwecken runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against erweckt's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erwecken with erweckt
A purely visual mix-up. erwecken ([ɛɐ̯ˈvɛkn̩]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwecken is recorded at frequency rank #13,591, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvɛkn̩]. 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 26080, this pair ranks #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwecken vs erweckt
Shared letters: cekrw. Private to "erwecken": n. Private to "erweckt": t.
"erwecken" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "erweckt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erwecken" and "erweckt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erwecken" or "erweckt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erwecken" and "erweckt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwecken" 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 #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwecken" and "erweckt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwecken vs erweckte". 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 #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.