Which to use
“erweiterten” and “erweitertes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,539
- “erweiterten” frequency rank
- #46,622
- “erweitertes” frequency rank
- 56161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erweiterten | erweitertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert |
Where the eye mixes erweiterten and erweitertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erweiterten and erweitertes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erweiterten with erweitertes
A purely visual mix-up. erweiterten ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtn̩]) and erweitertes ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “erweiterten” becomes s in “erweitertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erweiterten is recorded at frequency rank #9,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtn̩]. erweitertes is at rank #46,622, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtəs].
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 56161, this pair ranks #951,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erweiterten vs erweitertes
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "erweiterten": n. Private to "erweitertes": s.
"erweiterten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC · "erweitertes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erweiterten ← erewiterten · errweiterten · erweietrten · erweiteretn · erweiterrten · erweitertenn · erweitertne · erweitertten
- erweitertes ← erewitertes · errweitertes · erweietrtes · erweiterets · erweiterrtes · erweitertess · erweitertse · erweiterttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erweiterten" for "erweitertes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "erweiterten" or "erweitertes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erweiterten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erweitertes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #951,082 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erweiterten" and "erweitertes" 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 #951,082 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.