erkannte

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,418

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

erkannte is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]. It ranks #6,418 in German word frequency. Often confused with erkennt and ernannt.

Key facts for erkannte
PropertyValue
Headworderkannte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,418
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erkannte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erkannte is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, 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". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erkannte, spelled E-R-K-A-N-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erkannte

Misspelling Variants of "erkannte"

ekrannte8eraknnte8erkannet8erkanntte9erkante7erkantne8erkkannte9erknante8
Misspelling Variants of "erkannte"

Frequency rank: #6,418 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erkannte"?
"erkannte" is spelled E-R-K-A-N-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə].
What does "erkannte" mean?
As an adj, "erkannte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkannt
What words are commonly confused with "erkannte"?
"erkannte" is commonly confused with "erkennt", "ernannt", "erkenne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erkannte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkannte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkantə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkannte" come from?
"erkannte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.