erhielten

[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erhielten” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,955
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhielten · erhielten · German

erhielten · rank #3,955 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,955
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einnahmen

Nearest frequency peer: Einnahmen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „erhielten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „erhielten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

erhielten vs erzielte
78% similar
erhielten vs erzielen
78% similar
erhielten vs erzielten
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for erhielten
PropertyValue
Headworderhielten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,955
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erhielten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erhieltenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einnahmen“ (#3,954), „erhältlich“ (#3,956), „Einheiten“ (#3,953). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erhielten“ bei #3,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around erhielten (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,955 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erhielten, with forms such as "ehrielten", "erheilten", and "erhhielten". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erzielte", "erzielen", "erzielten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 erhielten, spelled E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrielten
  • erheilten
  • erhhielten
  • erhieletn
  • erhiellten
  • erhieltenn
  • erhieltne
  • erhieltten
  • erhietlen
  • erhileten
  • erihelten
  • errhielten
  • rehielten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erhielten - 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.

ehrielten2erheilten2erhhielten1erhieletn2erhiellten1erhieltenn1erhieltne2erhieltten1
Edit distance from "erhielten"

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 "erhielten"?
"erhielten" is spelled E-R-H-I-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩].
What does "erhielten" mean?
As a verb, "erhielten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "erhielten"?
"erhielten" is commonly confused with "erzielte", "erzielen", "erzielten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhielten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhielten" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhiːltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhielten" come from?
"erhielten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erhielten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Einnahmen#3,954Einheiten#3,953errichtet#3,957geschenkt#3,963

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Austausch13 variantsRedaktion13 variantsSchülern13 variantskürzlich13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list