Which to use
“erzielte” and “erzielten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,117
- “erzielte” frequency rank
- #9,898
- “erzielten” frequency rank
- 14015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erzielte | erzielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erzielt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erzielt |
Where the eye mixes erzielte and erzielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. erzielte runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against erzielten's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erzielte with erzielten
A purely visual mix-up. erzielte ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltə]) and erzielten ([ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “erzielte” sits inside “erzielten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erzielte is recorded at frequency rank #4,117, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːltə]. 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 14015, this pair ranks #1,954,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erzielte vs erzielten
Shared letters: eilrtz. Private to "erzielte": -. Private to "erzielten": n.
"erzielte" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "erzielten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erzielte" for "erzielten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erzielte" or "erzielten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erzielte" 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 #1,954,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erzielte" and "erzielten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erzieht vs erzielte". 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 #1,954,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.