erkennst

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnst]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,279

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

erkennst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkennen Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnst]. Often confused with erkennt and ernennt.

Key facts for erkennst
PropertyValue
Headworderkennst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,279
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erkennst is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnst]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,279 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkennen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for erkennst, with forms such as "ekrennst", "ereknnst", and "erkennsst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "erkennt", "ernennt", "erkannt", 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 erkennst, spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ekrennst,ereknnst,erkennsst,erkennstt,erkennts,erkensnt,erkenst,erkkennst,erknenst,errkennst,rekennst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erkennst

Misspelling Variants of "erkennst"

ekrennst8ereknnst8erkennsst9erkennstt9erkennts8erkensnt8erkenst7erkkennst9
Misspelling Variants of "erkennst"

Frequency rank: #17,279 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erkennst"?
"erkennst" is spelled E-R-K-E-N-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnst].
What does "erkennst" mean?
As a verb, "erkennst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erkennen
What words are commonly confused with "erkennst"?
"erkennst" is commonly confused with "erkennt", "ernennt", "erkannt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erkennst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkennst" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkennst" come from?
"erkennst" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.