erkannte
[ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]
The verdict
“erkannte” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,418 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,418
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erkannte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erkannte” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for erkannte is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,418 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for erkannte, with forms such as "ekrannte", "eraknnte", and "erkannet". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "erkennt", "ernannt", "erkenne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erkannte, spelled E-R-K-A-N-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 3Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 4Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 5Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 6Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 7Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 8Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
- 9Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ekrannte,eraknnte,erkannet,erkanntte,erkante,erkantne,erkkannte,erknante,errkannte,rekannte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erkannte - 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.
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.
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Using “erkannte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-K-A-N-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erkennt” - see the side-by-side comparison. erkannte vs erkennt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.