ererbten

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁptn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁptn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“ererbten” is uncommon German (frequency #88,870 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,870
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ererbten · ererbten · German

ererbten · rank #88,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,870
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erbteil

Nearest frequency peer: Erbteil (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ererbten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ererbten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ererbten
PropertyValue
Headwordererbten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁptn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ererbten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ererbtenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Erbteil“ (#88,869), „eres“ (#88,871), „erahnt“ (#88,868). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „ererbten“ bei #88,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ererbten is uncommon German at frequency #88,870 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁptn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ererbten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is ererbten, spelled E-R-E-R-B-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt

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 "ererbten"?
"ererbten" is spelled E-R-E-R-B-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁptn̩].
What does "ererbten" mean?
As an adjective, "ererbten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ererbt
How do you pronounce "ererbten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ererbten" is [ɛɐ̯ˈʔɛʁptn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ererbten" come from?
"ererbten" 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 "ererbten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingehst#88,847einengen#88,845Ezechiel#88,902dünneren#88,836

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list