Erheiterung
[ɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯təʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Erheiterung” is uncommon German (frequency #61,471 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,471
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang, jemanden heiter zu stimmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erheiterung · Erheiterung · German
Erheiterung · rank #61,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,471
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH erfrischenden
Nearest frequency peer: erfrischenden (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Erheiterung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- entwaffnen
entwaffnen
38,535 corpus weight
- erfrischend…
erfrischenden
38,531 corpus weight
- Erheiterung
Erheiterung
38,530 corpus weight
- Erkenntnisg…
Erkenntnisgewinn
38,528 corpus weight
- erstklassig…
erstklassiges
38,527 corpus weight
- erweise
erweise
38,526 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Erheiterung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Erheiterung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯təʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,471 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Erheiterung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Erheiterung is uncommon German at frequency #61,471 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhaɪ̯təʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Erheiterung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Erheiterung, spelled E-R-H-E-I-T-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, jemanden heiter zu stimmen
- 2Ergebnis von [1]
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Erheiterung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.