erklärt

[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“erklärt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#760
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären

Corpus desk

Index DE-erklart · erklärt · German

erklärt · rank #760 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #760
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH drauf

Nearest frequency peer: drauf (-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 „erklärt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erklärt“ 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).

erklärt vs erspart
57% similar
erklärt vs erklärte
88% similar
erklärt vs erklärten
78% similar

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

Key facts for erklärt
PropertyValue
Headworderklärt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#760
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erklärt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erklärtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „drauf“ (#759), „erster“ (#761), „Spieler“ (#758). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erklärt“ bei #760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erklärt (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #760 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erklärt, with forms such as "ekrlärt", "erkklärt", and "erkllärt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "erspart", "erklärte", "erklärten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erklärt, spelled E-R-K-L-Ä-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrlärt
  • erkklärt
  • erkllärt
  • erklrät
  • erklärrt
  • erklärtt
  • erklätr
  • erkälrt
  • erlkärt
  • errklärt
  • reklärt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erklärt - 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.

ekrlärt2erkklärt1erkllärt1erklrät2erklärrt1erklärtt1erklätr2erkälrt2
Edit distance from "erklärt"

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 "erklärt"?
"erklärt" is spelled E-R-K-L-Ä-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t].
What does "erklärt" mean?
As a verb, "erklärt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erklären
What words are commonly confused with "erklärt"?
"erklärt" is commonly confused with "erspart", "erklärte", "erklärten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erklärt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erklärt" is [ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erklärt" come from?
"erklärt" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spieler#758langsam#751überall#772Antwort#773

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Gesicht11 variantsSprache11 variantshandelt11 variantsWohnung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list