erahnen

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erahnen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,276
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch eine Mischung aus Intuition und Erfahrung in seinen wesentlichen Zügen erkennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erahnen · erahnen · German

erahnen · rank #17,276 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,276
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entzieht

Nearest frequency peer: entzieht (-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 „erahnen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erahnen“ 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).

erahnen vs erwähne
57% similar
erahnen vs ertönen
71% similar
erahnen vs erfahren
75% similar

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

Key facts for erahnen
PropertyValue
Headworderahnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,276
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erahnen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erahnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entzieht“ (#17,275), „ergehen“ (#17,277), „entspannten“ (#17,274). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erahnen“ bei #17,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erahnen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,276 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch eine Mischung aus Intuition und Erfahrung in seinen wesentlichen Zügen erkennen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erahnen, with forms such as "earhnen", "erahenn", and "erahhnen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "erwähne", "ertönen", "erfahren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erahnen, spelled E-R-A-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch eine Mischung aus Intuition und Erfahrung in seinen wesentlichen Zügen erkennen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Nebel konnte man die Umrisse der Häuser nur entfernt erahnen.
  2. Dort hinten, auf dem Berg, mehr zu erahnen als zu erkennen, steht die Christusfigur.

Antonyms

wissen

This word in other languages

guess(English)adivinar(Español)deviner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • earhnen
  • erahenn
  • erahhnen
  • erahnenn
  • erahnne
  • erahnnen
  • eranhen
  • erhanen
  • errahnen
  • reahnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erahnen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

earhnen2erahenn2erahhnen1erahnenn1erahnne2erahnnen1eranhen2erhanen2
Edit distance from "erahnen"

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 "erahnen"?
"erahnen" is spelled E-R-A-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən].
What does "erahnen" mean?
As a verb, "erahnen" means: durch eine Mischung aus Intuition und Erfahrung in seinen wesentlichen Zügen erkennen
What words are commonly confused with "erahnen"?
"erahnen" is commonly confused with "erwähne", "ertönen", "erfahren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erahnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erahnen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔaːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erahnen" come from?
"erahnen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ergehen#17,277ernsten#17,281ernster#17,282erregte#17,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

düstere10 variantsDirndl10 variantsformale10 variantsDiagramm10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list