Erfahrungen
[ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋən]
The verdict
“Erfahrungen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,287 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,287
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erfahrung
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 | Erfahrungen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #1,287 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erfahrungen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Erfahrungen is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,287 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erfahrungen, with forms such as "efrahrungen", "erafhrungen", and "erfahhrungen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Erzählungen", "Erwähnungen", "Erfahrung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erfahrungen, spelled E-R-F-A-H-R-U-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Erfahrung
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Erfahrung
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Erfahrung
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Erfahrung
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efrahrungen,erafhrungen,erfahhrungen,erfahrnugen,erfahrrungen,erfahrugnen,erfahrunegn,erfahrungenn,erfahrunggen,erfahrungne,erfahrunngen,erfahurngen,erfarhungen,erffahrungen,erfharungen,errfahrungen,refahrungen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Erfahrungen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Erfahrungen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-F-A-H-R-U-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁʊŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Erzählungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Erfahrungen vs Erzählungen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.