Which to use
“erzielt” is a verb and “erzielten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,727
- “erzielt” frequency rank
- #9,898
- “erzielten” frequency rank
- 13625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erzielt | erzielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erzielen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erzielt |
Where the eye mixes erzielt and erzielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. erzielt runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against erzielten's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erzielt vs erzielten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erzielt is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːlt] while erzielten is [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “erzielt” sits inside “erzielten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13625, 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]. 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 13625, this pair ranks #1,956,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erzielt vs erzielten
Shared letters: eilrtz. Private to "erzielt": -. Private to "erzielten": n.
"erzielt" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "erzielten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erzielt" and "erzielten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "erzielt" or "erzielten" 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 "erzielt" 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 #1,956,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erzielt" and "erzielten" 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 #1,956,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.