ergiebig
[ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪç]
The verdict
“ergiebig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,629
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - viel ergebend, von großer, reicher Ausbeute sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ergiebig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #49,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ergiebig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around ergiebig (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,629 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ergiebig, with forms such as "egriebig", "ergeibig", and "erggiebig". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ergiebig, spelled E-R-G-I-E-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1viel ergebend, von großer, reicher Ausbeute sein
- 2viel, großen Nutzen bringend
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- egriebig
- ergeibig
- erggiebig
- ergibeig
- ergiebbig
- ergiebgi
- ergiebigg
- ergieibg
- erigebig
- errgiebig
- regiebig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ergiebig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “ergiebig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-G-I-E-B-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːbɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.