erklärst
[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯st]
The verdict
“erklärst” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,390
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erklären
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 | erklärst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯st] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,390 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erklärst” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around erklärst (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,390 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erklären".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erklärst, with forms such as "ekrlärst", "erkklärst", and "erkllärst". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "erklärt", "erlässt", "erklärte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erklärst, spelled E-R-K-L-Ä-R-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erklären
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ekrlärst
- erkklärst
- erkllärst
- erklräst
- erklärrst
- erklärsst
- erklärstt
- erklärts
- erkläsrt
- erkälrst
- erlkärst
- errklärst
- reklärst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erklärst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “erklärst”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-K-L-Ä-R-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “erklärt” - see the side-by-side comparison. erklärst vs erklärt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.