erhitzen

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,692

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

erhitzen is aGermanverb. It means: durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]. Often confused with erhitzt and ersetzen.

Key facts for erhitzen
PropertyValue
Headworderhitzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,692
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erhitzen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,692 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for erhitzen, with forms such as "ehritzen", "erhhitzen", and "erhitezn". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erhitzt", "ersetzen", "erlitten", 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 erhitzen, spelled E-R-H-I-T-Z-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehritzen,erhhitzen,erhitezn,erhittzen,erhitzenn,erhitzne,erhitzzen,erhizten,erhtizen,erihtzen,errhitzen,rehitzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erhitzen

Misspelling Variants of "erhitzen"

ehritzen8erhhitzen9erhitezn8erhittzen9erhitzenn9erhitzne8erhitzzen9erhizten8
Misspelling Variants of "erhitzen"

Frequency rank: #16,692 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erhitzen"?
"erhitzen" is spelled E-R-H-I-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩].
What does "erhitzen" mean?
As a verb, "erhitzen" means: durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen
What words are commonly confused with "erhitzen"?
"erhitzen" is commonly confused with "erhitzt", "ersetzen", "erlitten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erhitzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erhitzen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erhitzen" come from?
"erhitzen" 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.