erhalte

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,268

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

erhalte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]. Often confused with erholt and erhöhte.

Key facts for erhalte
PropertyValue
Headworderhalte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,268
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erhalte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erhalte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,268 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for erhalte, with forms such as "ehralte", "erahlte", and "erhalet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "erholt", "erhöhte", "erwarte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erhalte, spelled E-R-H-A-L-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehralte,erahlte,erhalet,erhallte,erhaltte,erhatle,erhhalte,erhlate,errhalte,rehalte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erhalte

Misspelling Variants of "erhalte"

ehralte7erahlte7erhalet7erhallte8erhaltte8erhatle7erhhalte8erhlate7
Misspelling Variants of "erhalte"

Frequency rank: #10,268 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erhalte"?
"erhalte" is spelled E-R-H-A-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə].
What does "erhalte" mean?
As a verb, "erhalte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "erhalte"?
"erhalte" is commonly confused with "erholt", "erhöhte", "erwarte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhalte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhalte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhalte" come from?
"erhalte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.