erfroren

[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən]/ adj

The verdict

“erfroren” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,355
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - infolge zu niedriger Temperaturen (ab-)gestorben

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfroren · erfroren · German

erfroren · rank #47,355 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,355
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erdenkliche

Nearest frequency peer: erdenkliche (-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 „erfroren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfroren“ 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).

erfroren vs erfuhren
75% similar
erfroren vs erproben
75% similar
erfroren vs erfahren
75% similar

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

Key facts for erfroren
PropertyValue
Headworderfroren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,355
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfroren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erfrorenliegt 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: „erdenkliche“ (#47,354), „erhaltener“ (#47,356), „entgegenstellen“ (#47,353). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfroren“ bei #47,355. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erfroren (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,355 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "infolge zu niedriger Temperaturen (ab-)gestorben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfroren, with forms such as "efrroren", "erffroren", and "erforren". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erfuhren", "erproben", "erfahren", 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 erfroren, spelled E-R-F-R-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    infolge zu niedriger Temperaturen (ab-)gestorben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „1630 war der Höhepunkt der kleinen Eiszeit, Schnee im Juni, erfrorenes Getreide, Missernten.“
  2. „Am 9. September 1302 erfroren die Weinstöcke im Elsass. Es folgte ein strenger Winter. Am 2. Mai 1303 standen in Deutschland die Bauern vor ihrem erfrorenen Saatgut. Noch ahnten sie nicht, wie hart die Zeiten werden sollten – die Kleine Eiszeit hatte begonnen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrroren
  • erffroren
  • erforren
  • erfroern
  • erfrorenn
  • erfrorne
  • erfrorren
  • erfrroen
  • erfrroren
  • errforen
  • errfroren
  • refroren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrroren2erffroren1erforren2erfroern2erfrorenn1erfrorne2erfrorren1erfrroen2
Edit distance from "erfroren"

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 "erfroren"?
"erfroren" is spelled E-R-F-R-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən].
What does "erfroren" mean?
As an adjective, "erfroren" means: infolge zu niedriger Temperaturen (ab-)gestorben
What words are commonly confused with "erfroren"?
"erfroren" is commonly confused with "erfuhren", "erproben", "erfahren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfroren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfroren" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfroren" come from?
"erfroren" 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 "erfroren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list