erbärmliche

[ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçə]

/[ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erbärmliche” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,914
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-erbarmliche · erbärmliche · German

erbärmliche · rank #36,914 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,914
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Enthauptung

Nearest frequency peer: Enthauptung (-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 „erbärmliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erbärmliche“ 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).

erbärmliche vs erbärmlichen
92% similar
erbärmliche vs erbärmlich
91% similar

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

Key facts for erbärmliche
PropertyValue
Headworderbärmliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,914
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erbärmliche“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Enthauptung“ (#36,913), „erklang“ (#36,915), „Entbindung“ (#36,912). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erbärmliche“ bei #36,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around erbärmliche (IPA [ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #36,914 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for erbärmliche, with forms such as "ebrärmliche", "erbbärmliche", and "erbrämliche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erbärmlichen", "erbärmlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erbärmliche, spelled E-R-B-Ä-R-M-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebrärmliche
  • erbbärmliche
  • erbrämliche
  • erbämrliche
  • erbärlmiche
  • erbärmilche
  • erbärmlcihe
  • erbärmlicche
  • erbärmliceh
  • erbärmlichhe
  • erbärmlihce
  • erbärmlliche
  • erbärmmliche
  • erbärrmliche
  • errbärmliche
  • eräbrmliche
  • rebärmliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erbärmliche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebrärmliche2erbbärmliche1erbrämliche2erbämrliche2erbärlmiche2erbärmilche2erbärmlcihe2erbärmlicche1
Edit distance from "erbärmliche"

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 "erbärmliche"?
"erbärmliche" is spelled E-R-B-Ä-R-M-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçə].
What does "erbärmliche" mean?
As an adjective, "erbärmliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erbärmlich
What words are commonly confused with "erbärmliche"?
"erbärmliche" is commonly confused with "erbärmlichen", "erbärmlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erbärmliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erbärmliche" is [ˌɛɐ̯ˈbɛʁmlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erbärmliche" come from?
"erbärmliche" 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 "erbärmliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Enthauptung#36,913Fangemeinde#36,925eingefunden#36,901Dissidenten#36,885

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Besetzungen17 variantsBeschlusses17 variantsAuktionshaus17 variantsartikulieren17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list