erfahrbar

[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯baːɐ̯]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯baːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“erfahrbar” is uncommon German (frequency #51,278 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,278
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch eigenes Erleben kennenzulernen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfahrbar · erfahrbar · German

erfahrbar · rank #51,278 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,278
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ereilte

Nearest frequency peer: ereilte (-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 „erfahrbar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erfahrbar
PropertyValue
Headworderfahrbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯baːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erfahrbar“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erfahrbarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ereilte“ (#51,277), „erfolglose“ (#51,279), „Englischunterricht“ (#51,276). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfahrbar“ bei #51,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erfahrbar is uncommon German at frequency #51,278 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯baːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch eigenes Erleben kennenzulernen".

No misspelling variants are generated for erfahrbar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erfahrbar, spelled E-R-F-A-H-R-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch eigenes Erleben kennenzulernen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch die Sinne wird die Umwelt wahrnehmbar und erfahrbar.
  2. Angst ist ein erfahrbares Gefühl, das wohl jeder schon am eigenen Leib erlebt hat.

Synonyms

erlebbar

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 "erfahrbar"?
"erfahrbar" is spelled E-R-F-A-H-R-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯baːɐ̯].
What does "erfahrbar" mean?
As an adjective, "erfahrbar" means: durch eigenes Erleben kennenzulernen
How do you pronounce "erfahrbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfahrbar" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯baːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfahrbar" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Erftstadt#51,281emittiert#51,274Erntezeit#51,284Elektrode#51,271

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list