erweitertevserweiterterConfusable pair

Which to use

“erweiterte” and “erweiterter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,049
“erweiterte” frequency rank
#35,170
“erweiterter” frequency rank
43219
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erweiterte erweiterter
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert

Where the eye mixes erweiterte and erweiterter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erweiterte runs 10 letters (VCCVVCVCCV) against erweiterter's 11 (VCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
erweiterte
11 ch
erweiterter

Look-alike desk: erweiterte vs erweiterter

A purely visual mix-up. erweiterte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtə]) and erweiterter ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtɐ]) 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 “erweiterter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43219, 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]. erweiterter is at rank #35,170, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtɐ].

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 43219, this pair ranks #1,424,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erweiterte vs erweiterter

Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "erweiterte": -. Private to "erweiterter": -.

"erweiterte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCV  ·  "erweiterter" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erweiterte ← erewiterte · errweiterte · erweietrte · erweiteret · erweiterrte · erweitertte · erweitetre · erweitrete
  • erweiterter ← erewiterter · errweiterter · erweietrter · erweiteretr · erweiterrter · erweiterterr · erweitertre · erweitertter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "erweiterte" for "erweiterter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtə] versus [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "erweiterte" vs "erweiterter" - which ranks higher?
"erweiterte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,049 in our German list, against #35,170 for "erweiterter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "erweiterter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,424,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erweiterte" and "erweiterter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erweiterter 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 #1,424,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list