erkrankte

[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erkrankte” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,054
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt

Corpus desk

Index DE-erkrankte · erkrankte · German

erkrankte · rank #14,054 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,054
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entlastet

Nearest frequency peer: entlastet (-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 „erkrankte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erkrankte“ 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).

erkrankte vs erkrankten
90% similar
erkrankte vs erkannte
78% similar
erkrankte vs erkrankt
89% similar

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

Key facts for erkrankte
PropertyValue
Headworderkrankte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,054
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erkrankte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.erkrankteliegt 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: „entlastet“ (#14,053), „Erlösung“ (#14,055), „Englands“ (#14,052). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erkrankte“ bei #14,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around erkrankte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,054 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for erkrankte, with forms such as "ekrrankte", "erkarnkte", and "erkkrankte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erkrankten", "erkannte", "erkrankt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erkrankte, spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrrankte
  • erkarnkte
  • erkkrankte
  • erkraknte
  • erkranket
  • erkrankkte
  • erkranktte
  • erkrannkte
  • erkrantke
  • erkrnakte
  • erkrrankte
  • errkankte
  • errkrankte
  • rekrankte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erkrankte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ekrrankte2erkarnkte2erkkrankte1erkraknte2erkranket2erkrankkte1erkranktte1erkrannkte1
Edit distance from "erkrankte"

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 "erkrankte"?
"erkrankte" is spelled E-R-K-R-A-N-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə].
What does "erkrankte" mean?
As an adjective, "erkrankte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkrankt
What words are commonly confused with "erkrankte"?
"erkrankte" is commonly confused with "erkrankten", "erkannte", "erkrankt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erkrankte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkrankte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkrankte" come from?
"erkrankte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

entlastet#14,053exklusive#14,061Durchfall#14,044drohenden#14,043

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

gesondert14 variantsgratuliere14 variantsbehindern14 variantsHypothese14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list