erfreuen

[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erfreuen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,044
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sache genießen, für eine Sache Freude, fröhliches Gefühl empfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfreuen · erfreuen · German

erfreuen · rank #11,044 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,044
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erbracht

Nearest frequency peer: erbracht (-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 „erfreuen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfreuen“ 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).

erfreuen vs erfreut
75% similar
erfreuen vs erregen
75% similar
erfreuen vs erfreute
75% similar

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

Key facts for erfreuen
PropertyValue
Headworderfreuen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,044
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfreuen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erfreuenliegt 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: „erbracht“ (#11,043), „ergriffen“ (#11,045), „Entlastung“ (#11,042). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfreuen“ bei #11,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erfreuen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,044 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfreuen, with forms such as "efrreuen", "erferuen", and "erffreuen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erfreut", "erregen", "erfreute", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erfreuen, spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Sache genießen, für eine Sache Freude, fröhliches Gefühl empfinden
  2. 2
    bei jemandem Freude oder innere Heiterkeit hervorrufen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er erfreut sich gerne an stundenlangem Faulenzen.
  2. Und was sich sonst an meinem Lied erfreuet, Wenn es noch lebt, irrt in der Welt zerstreuet.

This word in other languages

enjoy(English)alegrarse(Español)réjouir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrreuen
  • erferuen
  • erffreuen
  • erfreeun
  • erfreuenn
  • erfreune
  • erfrreuen
  • erfrueen
  • errfeuen
  • errfreuen
  • refreuen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrreuen2erferuen2erffreuen1erfreeun2erfreuenn1erfreune2erfrreuen1erfrueen2
Edit distance from "erfreuen"

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 "erfreuen"?
"erfreuen" is spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən].
What does "erfreuen" mean?
As a verb, "erfreuen" means: eine Sache genießen, für eine Sache Freude, fröhliches Gefühl empfinden
What words are commonly confused with "erfreuen"?
"erfreuen" is commonly confused with "erfreut", "erregen", "erfreute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfreuen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfreuen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfreuen" come from?
"erfreuen" 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 "erfreuen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erbracht#11,043eisernen#11,041François#11,052geflohen#11,057

Similar misspelling depth

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

drunter11 variantschecken11 variantsBetreuer11 variantsImpfung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list