erfuhr

[ɛɐ̯ˈfuːɐ̯]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfuːɐ̯]/ verb

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The verdict

“erfuhr” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,702
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfuhr · erfuhr · German

erfuhr · rank #5,702 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,702
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Enger

Nearest frequency peer: Enger (-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 „erfuhr“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erfuhr“ 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).

erfuhr vs Erfurt
50% similar
erfuhr vs erfuhren
75% similar
erfuhr vs erfährt
71% similar

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

Key facts for erfuhr
PropertyValue
Headworderfuhr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,702
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erfuhr“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erfuhrliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Enger“ (#5,701), „Errichtung“ (#5,703), „empfinden“ (#5,700). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erfuhr“ bei #5,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around erfuhr (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfuːɐ̯]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,702 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for erfuhr, with forms such as "efruhr", "erffuhr", and "erfhur". 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, "Erfurt", "erfuhren", "erfährt", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erfuhr, spelled E-R-F-U-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erfahren
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erfahren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efruhr
  • erffuhr
  • erfhur
  • erfuhhr
  • erfuhrr
  • erfurh
  • errfuhr
  • erufhr
  • refuhr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efruhr2erffuhr1erfhur2erfuhhr1erfuhrr1erfurh2errfuhr1erufhr2
Edit distance from "erfuhr"

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 "erfuhr"?
"erfuhr" is spelled E-R-F-U-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfuːɐ̯].
What does "erfuhr" mean?
As a verb, "erfuhr" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erfahren
What words are commonly confused with "erfuhr"?
"erfuhr" is commonly confused with "Erfurt", "erfuhren", "erfährt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfuhr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfuhr" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfuhr" come from?
"erfuhr" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Europe#5,706Bronze#5,689Graben#5,717Junior#5,725

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Brunnen9 variantsöfters9 variantsLuther9 variantsmassive9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list