Which to use
“erweiterte” and “erwiderte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,049
- “erweiterte” frequency rank
- #22,329
- “erwiderte” frequency rank
- 30378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erweiterte | erwiderte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erwidert |
Where the eye mixes erweiterte and erwiderte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erweiterte runs 10 letters (VCCVVCVCCV) against erwiderte's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erweiterte and erwiderte
A purely visual mix-up. erweiterte ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtə]) and erwiderte ([ɛɐ̯ˈviːdɐtə]) 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 30378, 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]. erwiderte is at rank #22,329, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈviːdɐtə].
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 30378, this pair ranks #1,749,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erweiterte vs erwiderte
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "erweiterte": -. Private to "erwiderte": d.
"erweiterte" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCV · "erwiderte" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erweiterte ← erewiterte · errweiterte · erweietrte · erweiteret · erweiterrte · erweitertte · erweitetre · erweitrete
- erwiderte ← eriwderte · errwiderte · erwdierte · erwidderte · erwideret · erwiderrte · erwidertte · erwidetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erweiterte" for "erwiderte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erweiterte" or "erwiderte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erweiterte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erwiderte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,749,101 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erweiterte" and "erwiderte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erweiterte 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 #1,749,101 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.