erblicken
[ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]
The verdict
“erblicken” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #34,623
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas oder jemanden mit den Augen (einem Blick) wahrnehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erblicken · erblicken · German
erblicken · rank #34,623 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #34,623
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Entwurfs
Nearest frequency peer: Entwurfs (-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 „erblicken“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- entspann
entspann
65,381 corpus weight
- entwickle
entwickle
65,380 corpus weight
- Entwurfs
Entwurfs
65,379 corpus weight
- erblicken
erblicken
65,378 corpus weight
- erdenklichen
erdenklichen
65,377 corpus weight
- erfragen
erfragen
65,376 corpus weight
What this shows „erblicken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | erblicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #34,623 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erblicken“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around erblicken (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,623 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erblicken, with forms such as "ebrlicken", "erbblicken", and "erbilcken". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "erblickt", "ersticken", "erblickte", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erblicken, spelled E-R-B-L-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas oder jemanden mit den Augen (einem Blick) wahrnehmen
- 2etwas oder jemand eine Bedeutung geben; glauben, dass man den Kern gefunden hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erblicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er sah sich nach allen Seiten um und erblickte zwei weibliche Gestalten auf einem Hügel.“
„Ich erblicke in ihm den Retter Frankreichs; er soll es wissen, dass er im Direktorium nur Bewunderer und Freunde hat.“
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ebrlicken
- erbblicken
- erbilcken
- erblciken
- erbliccken
- erblicekn
- erblickenn
- erblickken
- erblickne
- erblikcen
- erbllicken
- erlbicken
- errblicken
- reblicken
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erblicken - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erblicken", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).