erhielte

[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“erhielte” is uncommon German (frequency #95,512 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,512
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Key facts for erhielte
PropertyValue
Headworderhielte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,512
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “erhielte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). erhielte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

erhielte is uncommon German at frequency #95,512 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

erhielte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 erhielte, spelled E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

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 "erhielte"?
"erhielte" is spelled E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə].
What does "erhielte" mean?
As a verb, "erhielte" means: 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
How do you pronounce "erhielte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhielte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhielte" come from?
"erhielte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “erhielte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list