erfreute

[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erfreute” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,275
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfreute · erfreute · German

erfreute · rank #27,275 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,275
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entzückt

Nearest frequency peer: entzückt (-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 „erfreute“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfreute“ 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).

erfreute vs erneute
75% similar
erfreute vs erregte
75% similar
erfreute vs erfreuten
89% similar

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

Key facts for erfreute
PropertyValue
Headworderfreute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,275
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfreute“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erfreuteliegt 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: „entzückt“ (#27,274), „erhaben“ (#27,276), „entschuldigte“ (#27,273). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfreute“ bei #27,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erfreute (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,275 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfreute, with forms such as "efrreute", "erferute", and "erffreute". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erneute", "erregte", "erfreuten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is erfreute, spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrreute
  • erferute
  • erffreute
  • erfretue
  • erfreuet
  • erfreutte
  • erfrreute
  • erfruete
  • errfeute
  • errfreute
  • refreute

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrreute2erferute2erffreute1erfretue2erfreuet2erfreutte1erfrreute1erfruete2
Edit distance from "erfreute"

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 "erfreute"?
"erfreute" is spelled E-R-F-R-E-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə].
What does "erfreute" mean?
As an adjective, "erfreute" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erfreut
What words are commonly confused with "erfreute"?
"erfreute" is commonly confused with "erneute", "erregte", "erfreuten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfreute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfreute" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfreute" come from?
"erfreute" 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 "erfreute", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entzückt#27,274entferne#27,272erörtern#27,281einsamer#27,265

Similar misspelling depth

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

Fahrers11 variantsEigenart11 variantsfoltern11 variantsdauerten11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list