erfährt

[ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]/ verb

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The verdict

“erfährt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,116
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfahrt · erfährt · German

erfährt · rank #4,116 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,116
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Entschuldigung

Nearest frequency peer: Entschuldigung (-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 „erfährt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfährt“ 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).

erfährt vs Erfurt
57% similar
erfährt vs erfuhr
71% similar
erfährt vs erzählt
71% similar

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

Key facts for erfährt
PropertyValue
Headworderfährt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,116
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfährt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erfährtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Entschuldigung“ (#4,115), „erzielte“ (#4,117), „einig“ (#4,114). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfährt“ bei #4,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erfährt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,116 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfährt, with forms such as "efrährt", "erffährt", and "erfhärt". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Erfurt", "erfuhr", "erzählt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is erfährt, spelled E-R-F-Ä-H-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrährt
  • erffährt
  • erfhärt
  • erfähhrt
  • erfährrt
  • erfährtt
  • erfähtr
  • erfärht
  • errfährt
  • eräfhrt
  • refährt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrährt2erffährt1erfhärt2erfähhrt1erfährrt1erfährtt1erfähtr2erfärht2
Edit distance from "erfährt"

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 "erfährt"?
"erfährt" is spelled E-R-F-Ä-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t].
What does "erfährt" mean?
As a verb, "erfährt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfahren
What words are commonly confused with "erfährt"?
"erfährt" is commonly confused with "Erfurt", "erfuhr", "erzählt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfährt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfährt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɛːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfährt" come from?
"erfährt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geprüft#4,120dunklen#4,111geringe#4,121digital#4,109

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erzielte11 variantsbestens11 variantsKnochen11 variantsriesigen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list