earth

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The verdict

“earth” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,785
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erde, Erdball, Welt

Corpus desk

Index DE-earth · earth · German

earth · rank #14,785 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,785
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH early

Nearest frequency peer: early (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „earth“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „earth“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

earth vs eth
60% similar
earth vs eat
60% similar
earth vs east
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for earth
PropertyValue
Headwordearth
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,785
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „earth“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).earthliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „early“ (#14,784), „Eder“ (#14,786), „düster“ (#14,783). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „earth“ bei #14,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around earth (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,785 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for earth, with forms such as "aerth", "earht", and "earrth". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "eth", "eat", "east", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is earth, spelled E-A-R-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erde, Erdball, Welt
  2. 2
    das Land, Erde, Boden, Erdboden
  3. 3
    Erde
  4. 4
    Fuchsbau
  5. 5
    Erdung, Erde, Masse, Erdschluss

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how earth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "After the glimpse I had had of the Martians emerging from the cylinder in which they had come to the earth from their planet, a kind of fascination paralysed my actions."

Synonyms

globeorbplanetworldclaycloddirtglebegroundhumuslandloamsodsoilturfmankindworld

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aerth
  • earht
  • earrth
  • earthh
  • eartth
  • eatrh
  • erath

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of earth - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aerth2earht2earrth1earthh1eartth1eatrh2erath2
Edit distance from "earth"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "earth"?
"earth" is spelled E-A-R-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "earth" mean?
As a noun, "earth" means: Erde, Erdball, Welt
What words are commonly confused with "earth"?
"earth" is commonly confused with "eth", "eat", "east". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "earth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "earth" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "earth" come from?
"earth" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "earth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

early#14,784dirty#14,778dankt#14,771Daddy#14,770

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Buffet7 variantsgelte7 variantsHoden7 variantszirka7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list