erfinde

[ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndə]/ verb

The verdict

“erfinde” is uncommon German (frequency #69,181 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,181
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfinde · erfinde · German

erfinde · rank #69,181 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,181
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ergreifende

Nearest frequency peer: ergreifende (+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 „erfinde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for erfinde
PropertyValue
Headworderfinde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „erfinde“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ergreifende“ (#69,182), „Erbsensuppe“ (#69,179), „erhabener“ (#69,183). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfinde“ bei #69,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erfinde is uncommon German at frequency #69,181 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

erfinde has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erfinde, spelled E-R-F-I-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfinden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfinden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfinden
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfinden

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 "erfinde"?
"erfinde" is spelled E-R-F-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndə].
What does "erfinde" mean?
As a verb, "erfinde" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erfinden
How do you pronounce "erfinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfinde" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfinde" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list