erhielt

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,766

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

erhielt is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]. It ranks #1,766 in German word frequency. Often confused with erholt and erzielt.

Key facts for erhielt
PropertyValue
Headworderhielt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,766
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erhielt is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,766 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 erhielt, with forms such as "ehrielt", "erheilt", and "erhhielt". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "erholt", "erzielt", "erhitzt", 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 erhielt, spelled E-R-H-I-E-L-T, 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 Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehrielt,erheilt,erhhielt,erhiellt,erhieltt,erhietl,erhilet,erihelt,errhielt,rehielt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erhielt

Misspelling Variants of "erhielt"

ehrielt7erheilt7erhhielt8erhiellt8erhieltt8erhietl7erhilet7erihelt7
Misspelling Variants of "erhielt"

Frequency rank: #1,766 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erhielt"?
"erhielt" is spelled E-R-H-I-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt].
What does "erhielt" mean?
As a verb, "erhielt" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "erhielt"?
"erhielt" is commonly confused with "erholt", "erzielt", "erhitzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhielt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhielt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhielt" come from?
"erhielt" 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.