erholen

[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“erholen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,466
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich entspannen

Corpus desk

Index DE-erholen · erholen · German

erholen · rank #10,466 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,466
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erhaltene

Nearest frequency peer: erhaltene (-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 „erholen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erholen“ 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).

erholen vs erholt
71% similar
erholen vs erzogen
71% similar
erholen vs Erlösen
43% similar

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

Key facts for erholen
PropertyValue
Headworderholen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,466
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erholen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).erholenliegt 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: „erhaltene“ (#10,465), „erholt“ (#10,467), „erforderliche“ (#10,464). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erholen“ bei #10,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around erholen (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,466 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erholen, with forms such as "ehrolen", "erhholen", and "erhloen". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "erholt", "erzogen", "Erlösen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erholen, spelled E-R-H-O-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich entspannen
  2. 2
    von einem schlechten Zustand zu einem besseren übergehen; wieder gesund werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich erhole mich vom Stress der letzten Tage.
  2. Frohe Feiertage und erholt euch schön!

Antonyms

ausflippenausrastenhetzenstresseneskalierenverschlimmern

This word in other languages

relax(English)relajarse(Español)se resourcer(Français)descansar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehrolen
  • erhholen
  • erhloen
  • erhoeln
  • erholenn
  • erhollen
  • erholne
  • erohlen
  • errholen
  • reholen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erholen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehrolen2erhholen1erhloen2erhoeln2erholenn1erhollen1erholne2erohlen2
Edit distance from "erholen"

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 "erholen"?
"erholen" is spelled E-R-H-O-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən].
What does "erholen" mean?
As a verb, "erholen" means: sich entspannen
What words are commonly confused with "erholen"?
"erholen" is commonly confused with "erholt", "erzogen", "Erlösen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erholen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erholen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈhoːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erholen" come from?
"erholen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dämlich#10,456Gegnern#10,476Drohnen#10,453genügen#10,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Douglas10 variantscapital10 variantsJacques10 variantsberuhen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list