erläutert
[ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐt]
The verdict
“erläutert” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,360
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erläutern
Corpus desk
Index DE-erlautert · erläutert · German
erläutert · rank #5,360 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,360
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH erhebliche
Nearest frequency peer: erhebliche (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “erläutert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Episode
Episode
94,644 corpus weight
- erfreut
erfreut
94,643 corpus weight
- erhebliche
erhebliche
94,642 corpus weight
- erläutert
erläutert
94,641 corpus weight
- fahr
fahr
94,640 corpus weight
- fehlte
fehlte
94,639 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “erläutert” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | erläutert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erläutert” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around erläutert (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯tɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,360 among 57,060 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erläutern".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for erläutert, with forms such as "elräutert", "erlläutert", and "erluätert". 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, "erläuterte", "erläuterten", "erläutern", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is erläutert, spelled E-R-L-Ä-U-T-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erläutern
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- elräutert
- erlläutert
- erluätert
- erlätuert
- erläuetrt
- erläuterrt
- erläutertt
- erläutetr
- erläutret
- erläuttert
- errläutert
- erälutert
- reläutert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erläutert - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erläutert", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.