erkennbar

[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“erkennbar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,267
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so deutlich, dass man weiß, was man vor seinen Augen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-erkennbar · erkennbar · German

erkennbar · rank #4,267 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,267
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Erfurt

Nearest frequency peer: Erfurt (-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 „erkennbar“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erkennbar“ 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).

erkennbar vs erkennbare
90% similar
erkennbar vs erkennbaren
82% similar

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

Key facts for erkennbar
PropertyValue
Headworderkennbar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,267
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erkennbar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erkennbarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Erfurt“ (#4,266), „erstellen“ (#4,268), „entsprechen“ (#4,265). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erkennbar“ bei #4,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around erkennbar (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,267 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so deutlich, dass man weiß, was man vor seinen Augen hat".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erkennbar, with forms such as "ekrennbar", "ereknnbar", and "erkenbar". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erkennbare", "erkennbaren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erkennbar, spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-B-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    so deutlich, dass man weiß, was man vor seinen Augen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Noniusgrenzwinkel ist der kleinste Sehwinkel, unter dem eine gegenseitige Versetzung von Objekten in einer frontoparallelen Ebene erkennbar wird.“
  2. „Wer mit Sprache umzugehen versteht, bei Mathematik und Physik aber eher kein Talent hat, tut gut daran, den erkennbaren Intelligenz-Schwerpunkt mit seinen Interessen zusammenzubringen.“

Synonyms

sichtbar

Antonyms

unerkennbar

This word in other languages

discernible(English)reconocible(Español)reconnaissable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrennbar
  • ereknnbar
  • erkenbar
  • erkenbnar
  • erkennabr
  • erkennbarr
  • erkennbbar
  • erkennbra
  • erkkennbar
  • erknenbar
  • errkennbar
  • rekennbar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erkennbar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ekrennbar2ereknnbar2erkenbar1erkenbnar2erkennabr2erkennbarr1erkennbbar1erkennbra2
Edit distance from "erkennbar"

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 "erkennbar"?
"erkennbar" is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-B-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯].
What does "erkennbar" mean?
As an adjective, "erkennbar" means: so deutlich, dass man weiß, was man vor seinen Augen hat
What words are commonly confused with "erkennbar"?
"erkennbar" is commonly confused with "erkennbare", "erkennbaren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erkennbar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkennbar" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkennbar" come from?
"erkennbar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erstellen#4,268Fähigkeit#4,271dauerhaft#4,257Höhepunkt#4,279

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Duisburg12 variantsübernahm12 variantsSpieltag12 variantssonstige12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list