Eritrea

[eʁiˈtʁeːa]

/[eʁiˈtʁeːa]/ name

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The verdict

“Eritrea” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,571. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,571
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Land in Ostafrika

Corpus desk

Index DE-eritrea · Eritrea · German

Eritrea · rank #20,571 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,571
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH erfasste

Nearest frequency peer: erfasste (-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 „Eritrea“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eritrea
PropertyValue
HeadwordEritrea
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[eʁiˈtʁeːa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,571
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Eritrea“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Eritrealiegt 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: „erfasste“ (#20,570), „erkundigen“ (#20,572), „Entgelt“ (#20,569). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eritrea“ bei #20,571. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Eritrea (IPA [eʁiˈtʁeːa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,571 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Land in Ostafrika".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eritrea, with forms such as "eirtrea", "erirtea", and "eritera". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Eritrea, spelled E-R-I-T-R-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Land in Ostafrika

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zwischen Eritrea und Äthiopien gibt es einen Konflikt um den Grenzverlauf.
  2. Eritrea war erst italienische, dann britische Kolonie.

Synonyms

Staat Eritrea

This word in other languages

Eritrea(English)Eritrea(Español)Érythrée(Français)Eritreia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eirtrea
  • erirtea
  • eritera
  • eritrae
  • eritrrea
  • erittrea
  • erritrea
  • ertirea
  • reitrea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eirtrea2erirtea2eritera2eritrae2eritrrea1erittrea1erritrea1ertirea2
Edit distance from "Eritrea"

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 "Eritrea"?
"Eritrea" is spelled E-R-I-T-R-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eʁiˈtʁeːa].
What does "Eritrea" mean?
As a proper noun, "Eritrea" means: ein Land in Ostafrika
What are common misspellings of "Eritrea"?
Common misspellings include "eirtrea", "erirtea", "eritera", "eritrae", "eritrrea". The correct spelling is "Eritrea".
How do you pronounce "Eritrea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eritrea" is [eʁiˈtʁeːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eritrea" come from?
"Eritrea" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Entgelt#20,569erlernt#20,573Eleganz#20,565einlädt#20,564

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Engeln9 variantsfriend9 variantsGebäck9 variantscorpus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list