Erfurt

[ˈɛʁfʊʁt]

/[ˈɛʁfʊʁt]/ name

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The verdict

“Erfurt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,266
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Deutschland, Landeshauptstadt von Thüringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erfurt · Erfurt · German

Erfurt · rank #4,266 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,266
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entsprechen

Nearest frequency peer: entsprechen (-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 „Erfurt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Erfurt“ 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).

Erfurt vs erhört
50% similar
Erfurt vs erwürgt
43% similar
Erfurt vs erzürnt
43% similar

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

Key facts for Erfurt
PropertyValue
HeadwordErfurt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈɛʁfʊʁt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,266
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Erfurt“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „entsprechen“ (#4,265), „erkennbar“ (#4,267), „Empfang“ (#4,264). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Erfurt“ bei #4,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Erfurt (IPA [ˈɛʁfʊʁt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,266 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Deutschland, Landeshauptstadt von Thüringen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Erfurt, with forms such as "efrurt", "erffurt", and "erfrut". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "erhört", "erwürgt", "erzürnt", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Erfurt, spelled E-R-F-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Deutschland, Landeshauptstadt von Thüringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Erfurt liegt am Fluss Gera.
  2. Für ein Schulprojekt musste er sich über das Erfurt der zwanziger Jahre informieren.

This word in other languages

Érfurt(Español)Erfurt(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrurt
  • erffurt
  • erfrut
  • erfurrt
  • erfurtt
  • erfutr
  • errfurt
  • erufrt
  • refurt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efrurt2erffurt1erfrut2erfurrt1erfurtt1erfutr2errfurt1erufrt2
Edit distance from "Erfurt"

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 "Erfurt"?
"Erfurt" is spelled E-R-F-U-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛʁfʊʁt].
What does "Erfurt" mean?
As a proper noun, "Erfurt" means: Stadt in Deutschland, Landeshauptstadt von Thüringen
What words are commonly confused with "Erfurt"?
"Erfurt" is commonly confused with "erhört", "erwürgt", "erzürnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Erfurt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Erfurt" is [ˈɛʁfʊʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Erfurt" come from?
"Erfurt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fangen#4,270billig#4,251langem#4,284Andrea#4,247

Similar misspelling depth

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

Madrid9 variantsMangel9 variantsmeldet9 variantswirkte9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list