Which to use
“erzielt” is a verb and “erzielte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,727
- “erzielt” frequency rank
- #4,117
- “erzielte” frequency rank
- 7844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erzielt | erzielte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erzielen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erzielt |
Where the eye mixes erzielt and erzielte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erzielt runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against erzielte's 8 (VCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erzielt vs erzielte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erzielt is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːlt] while erzielte is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “erzielt” sits inside “erzielte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erzielt is recorded at frequency rank #3,727, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːlt]. erzielte is at rank #4,117, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltə].
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 7844, this pair ranks #1,986,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erzielt vs erzielte
Shared letters: eilrtz. Private to "erzielt": -. Private to "erzielte": -.
"erzielt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "erzielte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erzielt" and "erzielte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erzielt" vs "erzielte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erzielt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erzielte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,668 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erzielt" and "erzielte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erliegt vs erzielt". 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 #1,986,668 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.