erkundigte

[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪçtə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪçtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erkundigte” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,144
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erkundigte · erkundigte · German

erkundigte · rank #41,144 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,144
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH ereignen

Nearest frequency peer: ereignen (-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 „erkundigte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erkundigte“ 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).

erkundigte vs erkundigt
90% similar
erkundigte vs erkundigen
80% similar

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

Key facts for erkundigte
PropertyValue
Headworderkundigte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪçtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,144
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erkundigte“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ereignen“ (#41,143), „erlassenen“ (#41,145), „erblich“ (#41,142). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erkundigte“ bei #41,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around erkundigte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪçtə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,144 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for erkundigte, with forms such as "ekrundigte", "erkkundigte", and "erknudigte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "erkundigt", "erkundigen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is erkundigte, spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-I-G-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ekrundigte
  • erkkundigte
  • erknudigte
  • erkudnigte
  • erkunddigte
  • erkundgite
  • erkundiget
  • erkundiggte
  • erkundigtte
  • erkunditge
  • erkunidgte
  • erkunndigte
  • errkundigte
  • erukndigte
  • rekundigte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ekrundigte2erkkundigte1erknudigte2erkudnigte2erkunddigte1erkundgite2erkundiget2erkundiggte1
Edit distance from "erkundigte"

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 "erkundigte"?
"erkundigte" is spelled E-R-K-U-N-D-I-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪçtə].
What does "erkundigte" mean?
As an adjective, "erkundigte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erkundigt
What words are commonly confused with "erkundigte"?
"erkundigte" is commonly confused with "erkundigt", "erkundigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erkundigte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erkundigte" is [ɛɐ̯ˈkʊndɪçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erkundigte" come from?
"erkundigte" 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 "erkundigte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erlassenen#41,145einzufügen#41,132Ehevertrag#41,127feindselig#41,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Flutlicht15 variantsfunktionell15 variantsdictionary15 variantsfusionieren15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list