Erbe
[ˈɛʁbə]
The verdict
“Erbe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,874
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Besitz eines Verstorbenen, der an eine lebende Person übertragen werden kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-erbe · Erbe · German
Erbe · rank #4,874 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,874
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH entscheidende
Nearest frequency peer: entscheidende (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Erbe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- einzeln
einzeln
95,130 corpus weight
- enorm
enorm
95,129 corpus weight
- entscheiden…
entscheidende
95,128 corpus weight
- Erbe
Erbe
95,127 corpus weight
- erhöhte
erhöhte
95,126 corpus weight
- erleichtert
erleichtert
95,125 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Erbe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɛʁbə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,874 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erbe” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Erbe (IPA [ˈɛʁbə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,874 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erbe, with forms such as "ebre", "erbbe", and "ereb". 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, "EZB", "eye", "eve", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Erbe, spelled E-R-B-E.
Definition
- 1Besitz eines Verstorbenen, der an eine lebende Person übertragen werden kann
- 2Nachwirkungen einer Epoche
- 3vom Abgelösten hinterlassene Situation, mit der sich ein Nachfolger befassen muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Erbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Erbe muss nicht angetreten werden, es kann auch ausgeschlagen werden.
„Jamanda konnte auf ein erkleckliches Erbe hoffen, was ihren Nerven eine Stärke verlieh, die man selten antrifft.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ebre
- erbbe
- ereb
- errbe
- rebe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erbe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erbe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Erbe". Here's where to go from here.
- "Erbe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "EZB". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #4,874 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.