erfreut
[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯t]
The verdict
“erfreut” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,358. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,358
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch etwas oder jemanden positiv gestimmt sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-erfreut · erfreut · German
erfreut · rank #5,358 · 10 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,358
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Episode
Nearest frequency peer: Episode (-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 „erfreut“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Emma
Emma
94,646 corpus weight
- entwickelten
entwickelten
94,645 corpus weight
- Episode
Episode
94,644 corpus weight
- erfreut
erfreut
94,643 corpus weight
- erhebliche
erhebliche
94,642 corpus weight
- erläutert
erläutert
94,641 corpus weight
What this shows „erfreut“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | erfreut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,358 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfreut“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around erfreut (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,358 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch etwas oder jemanden positiv gestimmt sein".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfreut, with forms such as "efrreut", "erferut", and "erffreut". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erneut", "erregt", "erfreute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 erfreut, spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-T.
Definition
- 1durch etwas oder jemanden positiv gestimmt sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erfreut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein sichtlich erfreuter Trainer gratulierte nach dem Gewinn seinen Spielern.
Da lacht der Leser erfreut: Wilhelm Buschs Zeichungen aus dem vorvorigen Jahrhundert treffen immer noch auf große Zuneigung.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efrreut
- erferut
- erffreut
- erfretu
- erfreutt
- erfrreut
- erfruet
- errfeut
- errfreut
- refreut
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erfreut - 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.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erfreut", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).