Which to use
“erwiesen” and “erziehen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,787
- “erwiesen” frequency rank
- #12,905
- “erziehen” frequency rank
- 19692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erwiesen | erziehen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erweisen | jemandem Bildung und Wissen beibringen, jemandes Charakter formen (auf ein Ziel hin) |
Where the eye mixes erwiesen and erziehen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erwiesen and erziehen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erwiesen with erziehen
A purely visual mix-up. erwiesen ([ɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩]) and erziehen ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erwiesen is recorded at frequency rank #6,787, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈviːzn̩]. erziehen is at rank #12,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən].
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 19692, this pair ranks #1,905,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erwiesen vs erziehen
Shared letters: einr. Private to "erwiesen": sw. Private to "erziehen": hz.
"erwiesen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "erziehen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erwiesen" and "erziehen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "erwiesen" or "erziehen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erwiesen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erziehen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erwiesen" and "erziehen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erziehen vs erzieht". 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 #1,905,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.