erlaubte

[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯ptə]

/[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯ptə]/ adj

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The verdict

“erlaubte” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,644
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-erlaubte · erlaubte · German

erlaubte · rank #11,644 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,644
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entstehenden

Nearest frequency peer: entstehenden (-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 „erlaubte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „erlaubte“ 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).

erlaubte vs erlebte
75% similar
erlaubte vs erlaubten
89% similar
erlaubte vs erlaubt
88% similar

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

Key facts for erlaubte
PropertyValue
Headworderlaubte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯ptə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,644
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „erlaubte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).erlaubteliegt 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: „entstehenden“ (#11,643), „erschlagen“ (#11,645), „enthüllt“ (#11,642). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „erlaubte“ bei #11,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around erlaubte (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯ptə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,644 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for erlaubte, with forms such as "elraubte", "eralubte", and "erlabute". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "erlebte", "erlaubten", "erlaubt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erlaubte, spelled E-R-L-A-U-B-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elraubte
  • eralubte
  • erlabute
  • erlaubbte
  • erlaubet
  • erlaubtte
  • erlautbe
  • erllaubte
  • erluabte
  • errlaubte
  • relaubte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

elraubte2eralubte2erlabute2erlaubbte1erlaubet2erlaubtte1erlautbe2erllaubte1
Edit distance from "erlaubte"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enthüllt#11,642geduldig#11,651einlegen#11,636geringem#11,656

Similar misspelling depth

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

fehlten11 variantsEingriffe11 variantsblickte11 variantsKlärung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list