erkälten
[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛltn̩]
The verdict
“erkälten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich eine Erkältung zuziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erkalten · erkälten · German
erkälten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erkälten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erkälten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erkälten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
erkälten has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 erkälten, spelled E-R-K-Ä-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich eine Erkältung zuziehen
- 2jemanden oder etwas aktiv in einen kälteren Zustand versetzen oder auch kalt werden lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erkälten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Bub erkältete sich schon zum zweiten Mal in diesem Frühjahr.
Du wirst dich noch erkälten, wenn du ohne Schal aus dem Haus gehst.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.