Which to use
“erweiterte” and “erweiterten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,049
- “erweiterte” frequency rank
- #9,539
- “erweiterten” frequency rank
- 17588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erweiterte | erweiterten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert |
Where the eye mixes erweiterte and erweiterten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erweiterte runs 10 letters (VCCVVCVCCV) against erweiterten's 11 (VCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erweiterte with erweiterten
A purely visual mix-up. erweiterte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtə]) and erweiterten ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “erweiterte” sits inside “erweiterten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erweiterte is recorded at frequency rank #8,049, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtə]. erweiterten is at rank #9,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtn̩].
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 17588, this pair ranks #1,926,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erweiterte vs erweiterten
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "erweiterte": -. Private to "erweiterten": n.
"erweiterte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCV · "erweiterten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erweiterte ← erewiterte · errweiterte · erweietrte · erweiteret · erweiterrte · erweitertte · erweitetre · erweitrete
- erweiterten ← erewiterten · errweiterten · erweietrten · erweiteretn · erweiterrten · erweitertenn · erweitertne · erweitertten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erweiterte" and "erweiterten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erweiterte" vs "erweiterten" - which ranks higher?
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 "erweiterte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erweiterten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erweiterte" and "erweiterten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erweiterten vs erweitertes". 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 #1,926,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.