Which to use
“Herrschern” is a noun and “herrschten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,779
- “Herrschern” frequency rank
- #28,243
- “herrschten” frequency rank
- 78022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Herrschern | herrschten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Herrscher | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs herrschen |
Where the eye mixes Herrschern and herrschten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Herrschern with herrschten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Herrschern is [ˈhɛʁʃɐn] while herrschten is [ˈhɛʁʃtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Herrschern is recorded at frequency rank #49,779, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈhɛʁʃɐn]. herrschten is at rank #28,243, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈhɛʁʃtn̩].
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 78022, this pair ranks #247,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Herrschern vs herrschten
Shared letters: cehnrs. Private to "Herrschern": -. Private to "herrschten": t.
"Herrschern" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCC · "herrschten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Herrschern ← ehrrschern · herrcshern · herrscchern · herrscehrn · herrschenr · herrschernn · herrscherrn · herrschhern
- herrschten ← ehrrschten · herrcshten · herrscchten · herrschetn · herrschhten · herrschtenn · herrschtne · herrschtten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Herrschern" and "herrschten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Herrschern" or "herrschten" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Herrschern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herrschten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,557 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Herrschern" and "herrschten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Herrschern vs Herrschers". 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 #247,557 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.