Which to use
“unerlaubt” and “unerlaubte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,681
- “unerlaubt” frequency rank
- #35,505
- “unerlaubte” frequency rank
- 72186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unerlaubt | unerlaubte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Erlaubnis | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unerlaubt |
Where the eye mixes unerlaubt and unerlaubte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. unerlaubt runs 9 letters (VCVCCVVCC) against unerlaubte's 10 (VCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: unerlaubt vs unerlaubte
A purely visual mix-up. unerlaubt ([ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯pt]) and unerlaubte ([ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯ptə]) 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) - “unerlaubt” sits inside “unerlaubte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unerlaubt is recorded at frequency rank #36,681, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯pt]. unerlaubte is at rank #35,505, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnʔɛɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯ptə].
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 72186, this pair ranks #395,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unerlaubt vs unerlaubte
Shared letters: abelnrtu. Private to "unerlaubt": -. Private to "unerlaubte": -.
"unerlaubt" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVVCC · "unerlaubte" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- unerlaubt ← nuerlaubt · uenrlaubt · unelraubt · uneralubt · unerlabut · unerlaubbt · unerlaubtt · unerlautb
- unerlaubte ← nuerlaubte · uenrlaubte · unelraubte · uneralubte · unerlabute · unerlaubbte · unerlaubet · unerlaubtte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "unerlaubt" and "unerlaubte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "unerlaubt" or "unerlaubte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "unerlaubt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "unerlaubte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,359 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "unerlaubt" and "unerlaubte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unerlaubt vs unerlaubten". 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 #395,359 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.