Which to use
“erzielen” is a verb and “erzielten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,195
- “erzielen” frequency rank
- #9,898
- “erzielten” frequency rank
- 14093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erzielen | erzielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Anvisiertes (Angestrebtes) erreichen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erzielt |
Where the eye mixes erzielen and erzielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erzielen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against erzielten's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erzielen vs erzielten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erzielen is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːlən] while erzielten is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erzielen is recorded at frequency rank #4,195, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːlən]. erzielten is at rank #9,898, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltn̩].
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 14093, this pair ranks #1,953,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erzielen vs erzielten
Shared letters: eilnrz. Private to "erzielen": -. Private to "erzielten": t.
"erzielen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "erzielten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erzielen" and "erzielten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erzielen" or "erzielten"?
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 "erzielen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erzielten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erzielen" and "erzielten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erzählten vs erzielten". 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 #1,953,602 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.