erfahrene

[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erfahrene” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,709
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfahrene · erfahrene · German

erfahrene · rank #9,709 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,709
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entnommen

Nearest frequency peer: entnommen (-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 „erfahrene“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfahrene“ 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).

erfahrene vs ernähren
67% similar
erfahrene vs erfuhren
78% similar
erfahrene vs Erfahrung
67% similar

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

Key facts for erfahrene
PropertyValue
Headworderfahrene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,709
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfahrene“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erfahreneliegt 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: „entnommen“ (#9,708), „erfolglos“ (#9,710), „entfällt“ (#9,707). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfahrene“ bei #9,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around erfahrene (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,709 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfahrene, with forms such as "efrahrene", "erafhrene", and "erfaherne". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "ernähren", "erfuhren", "Erfahrung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erfahrene, spelled E-R-F-A-H-R-E-N-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrahrene
  • erafhrene
  • erfaherne
  • erfahhrene
  • erfahreen
  • erfahrenne
  • erfahrnee
  • erfahrrene
  • erfarhene
  • erffahrene
  • erfharene
  • errfahrene
  • refahrene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erfahrene - 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.

efrahrene2erafhrene2erfaherne2erfahhrene1erfahreen2erfahrenne1erfahrnee2erfahrrene1
Edit distance from "erfahrene"

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 "erfahrene"?
"erfahrene" is spelled E-R-F-A-H-R-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənə].
What does "erfahrene" mean?
As an adjective, "erfahrene" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfahren
What words are commonly confused with "erfahrene"?
"erfahrene" is commonly confused with "ernähren", "erfuhren", "Erfahrung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfahrene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfahrene" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfahrene" come from?
"erfahrene" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

entnommen#9,708erfolglos#9,710erforscht#9,711Dschungel#9,701

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

eindeutige13 variantsfaktisch13 variantsgewaschen13 variantsKollektion13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list