Which to use
“erweiterter” and “erweitertes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,170
- “erweiterter” frequency rank
- #46,622
- “erweitertes” frequency rank
- 81792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erweiterter | erweitertes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erweitert |
Where the eye mixes erweiterter and erweitertes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erweiterter 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 erweiterter with erweitertes
A purely visual mix-up. erweiterter ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtɐ]) 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 - r in “erweiterter” becomes s in “erweitertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erweiterter is recorded at frequency rank #35,170, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐtɐ]. 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 81792, this pair ranks #168,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erweiterter vs erweitertes
Shared letters: eirtw. Private to "erweiterter": -. Private to "erweitertes": s.
"erweiterter" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC · "erweitertes" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erweiterter ← erewiterter · errweiterter · erweietrter · erweiteretr · erweiterrter · erweiterterr · erweitertre · erweitertter
- erweitertes ← erewitertes · errweitertes · erweietrtes · erweiterets · erweiterrtes · erweitertess · erweitertse · erweiterttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erweiterter" for "erweitertes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erweiterter" vs "erweitertes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erweiterter" and "erweitertes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erweiterter" 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 #168,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erweiterter" and "erweitertes" 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 #168,994 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.