erhitzen

[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“erhitzen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,692. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,692
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erhitzen · erhitzen · German

erhitzen · rank #16,692 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,692
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erlaube

Nearest frequency peer: erlaube (+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 „erhitzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erhitzen“ 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).

erhitzen vs erhitzt
75% similar
erhitzen vs ersetzen
75% similar
erhitzen vs erlitten
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erhitzen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erhitzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erlaube“ (#16,693), „entstehende“ (#16,690), „erzählten“ (#16,694). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erhitzen“ bei #16,692. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erhitzen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈhɪt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,692 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erhitzen, with forms such as "ehritzen", "erhhitzen", and "erhitezn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erhitzt", "ersetzen", "erlitten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is erhitzen, spelled E-R-H-I-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Zufuhr von Wärme heiß machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how erhitzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Pinienkerne werden ohne Öl in der Pfanne erhitzt.
  2. Nachdem Sie die Stoffe vermischt haben, erhitzen Sie sie auf 70 °C und warten die chemische Reaktion ab.

Synonyms

anwärmenaufheizenaufwärmenerwärmen

Antonyms

abkühlenerkaltenkühlen

This word in other languages

heat(English)calentar(Español)chauffer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehritzen
  • erhhitzen
  • erhitezn
  • erhittzen
  • erhitzenn
  • erhitzne
  • erhitzzen
  • erhizten
  • erhtizen
  • erihtzen
  • errhitzen
  • rehitzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehritzen2erhhitzen1erhitezn2erhittzen1erhitzenn1erhitzne2erhitzzen1erhizten2
Edit distance from "erhitzen"

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 "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. 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 "erhitzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fassaden#16,699drohende#16,679Galerien#16,709geknüpft#16,714

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

gekoppelt12 variantsGitarrist12 variantsHörspiel12 variantsbegreift12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list